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Court Couple: Illustration to Hahakiki, Chapter 2, from the series The Fifty-four Chapters of the Tale of Genji

Artist/Maker (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Date1852
MediumColor woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsHorizonal ōban; overall: 8 5/8 × 14 1/16 in. (21.9 × 35.7 cm)
Credit LineMary A. Ainsworth Bequest
PortfolioThe Fifty-four Chapters of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari gojuyoncho)
Object number1950.1222
Status
Not on view
Exhibition History
Masterpieces of Japanese Prints from the Mary A. Ainsworth Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (December 11, 1984 - January 27, 1985 )
Japanese Prints from the Mary A. Ainsworth Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (May 20, 1986 - July 20, 1986 )
The Cultured Landscape in China and Japan
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (February 6, 2007 - August 13, 2007 )
Collections
  • Asian