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Oume and Kumenosuke

Oume and Kumenosuke

PrintsJapanese19th century

Oume and Kumenosuke

c. 1800 (Kansei 12)

Artists

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿Artist

Murataya JirobeiPublisher

Description

The lovers Oume (on the left) and Kumenosuke (on the right), characters from a popular jōruri play. The tragic lovers are probably preparing to run away together, their heads covered and Kumenosuke holds an umbrella.

Classification

Prints

Medium

Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

hashira-e: H. 64.8 × W. 15.7 cm (25 1/2 × 6 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Dr. Jeffries Wyman, Paris, France, (1950 or 1951- 1995), by descent; to his daughter Anne Cabot Wyman, Cambridge, MA (1995-2014), by inheritance; to Penny Dincauze, Cambridge, MA (2014-2015), gift; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2015. Note: Purchased by Dr. Wyman in Japan, 1950-51.

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