Art Institute of Chicago
Ukifune and Ukon approach the island of Tachibana
Okumura Masanobu
- Date
- c.1740
- Medium
- Woodblock print; hosoban
- Culture
- Japan
- Department
- Arts of Asia
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
This print is created about 25 years before printed color was in common use in Japan. The scene comes from the 11th-century novel The Tale of Genji by Lady Murasaki Shikibu. It shows the characters Ukifune and her lover, Ukon, approaching the island of Tachibana at dawn after a snowy night.
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- Object type
- AAT300041273
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