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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2015.150
People
Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿, Japanese (d. 1806)
Published by Murataya Jirobei
Title
Oume and Kumenosuke
Other Titles
Original Language Title: お梅　粂之助
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1800 (Kansei 12)
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/353580

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
hashira-e: H. 64.8 × W. 15.7 cm (25 1/2 × 6 3/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • signature: signature: Utamaro hitsu

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
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.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Penny Dincauze in honor of Anne Cabot Wyman
Accession Year
2015
Object Number
2015.150
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

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.

Verification Level

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