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Wakana, Part 1 (Wakana, jo), from the series "A Fashionable Parody of the Tale of Genji (Furyu yatsushi Genji)"

A work made of color woodblock prints; oban triptych.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of color woodblock prints; oban triptych.

Date:

c. 1789/94

Artist:

Chobunsai Eishi
Japanese, 1756-1829

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Artist

Chôbunsai Eishi

Title

Wakana, Part 1 (Wakana, jo), from the series "A Fashionable Parody of the Tale of Genji (Furyu yatsushi Genji)"

Place

Japan (Artist's nationality)

Date

1784–1799

Medium

Color woodblock prints; oban triptych

Dimensions

Overall: 37.9 × 74.4 cm (14 15/16 × 29 5/16 in.)

Credit Line

Clarence Buckingham Collection

Reference Number

1930.388

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