Harvard Art Museums > 2015.150: Oume and Kumenosuke Prints Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Oume and Kumenosuke (Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿)(Published by Murataya Jirobei) , 2015.150,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Jan 13, 2025, https://hvrd.art/o/353580. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. 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 Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. 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 This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu