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The Greengrocer Hanbei and his Wife Ochiyo, from the series True Feelings Compared: The Founts of Love
The Greengrocer Hanbei and his Wife Ochiyo, from the series True Feelings Compared: The Founts of Love

The Greengrocer Hanbei and his Wife Ochiyo, from the series True Feelings Compared: The Founts of Love

Artist/Maker (Japanese, 1754–1806)
Dateca. 1798
MediumColor woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ōban; overall: 14 11/16 × 9 3/4 in. (37.3 × 24.8 cm)
Credit LineMary A. Ainsworth Bequest
PortfolioThe Source of Love (Jitsukurabe iro no minagami)
Object number1950.419
Status
Not on view
More Information
The sad, true tale of the 1722 love-suicide (shinjū 心中) of Hanbei and Ochiyo became the subject of many plays for kabuki and bunraku 文楽, the highly popular puppet theater. Here, Utamaro presents his image of the historical couple in a series representing famous lovers.
Exhibition History
Forty-eight Japanese Prints from the Mary A. Ainsworth Collection
  • University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN ( 1954-02 - 1954-02 )
  • University of the South, Sewannee, TN ( 1954-03 - 1954-03 )
A College Collects: Japanese Prints from Oberlin College
  • Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA (September 25, 1960 - October 15, 1960 )
  • Hollins College, Hollins, VA (November 5, 1960 - November 25, 1960 )
  • Public Library of Winston-Salem, Winston-Salem, NC (December 9, 1960 - December 29, 1960 )
  • Watkins Institute, Nashville, TN (January 12, 1961 - February 2, 1961 )
  • Port Arthur Service League, Port Arthur, TX (March 20, 1961 - April 10, 1961 )
  • University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (April 23, 1961 - May 15, 1961 )
  • Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA (October 6, 1961 - October 26, 1961 )
  • Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI (November 8, 1961 - November 29, 1961 )
  • State University of New York, Oswego, NY (January 14, 1962 - February 4, 1962 )
  • Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (March 23, 1962 - April 13, 1962 )
  • Wichita Art Museum, Wichitia, KS (September 6, 1962 - September 26, 1962 )
  • Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, AL (October 16, 1962 - November 6, 1962 )
  • University of Rochester, Rochester, NY (November 20, 1962 - December 11, 1962 )
Japanese Prints from the Mary A. Ainsworth Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (May 20, 1986 - July 20, 1986 )
Envisioning Edo's Splendor: The Floating World and Beyond
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (February 3, 2009 - July 19, 2009 )
A Life in Prints: Mary A. Ainsworth and the Floating World
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (February 3, 2015 - June 7, 2015 )
Collections
  • Asian
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