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Mitate of Ukifune: Ferry on the Sumida River, from the series Genji and Famous Sites in Edo Purple (Edo Murasaki meisho Genji)
Mitate of Ukifune: Ferry on the Sumida River, from the series Genji and Famous Sites in Edo Purple (Edo Murasaki meisho Genji)

Mitate of Ukifune: Ferry on the Sumida River, from the series Genji and Famous Sites in Edo Purple (Edo Murasaki meisho Genji)

Artist/Maker (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Publisher
Date1843-1847
MediumColor woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ōban; overall: 13 7/16 × 9 3/16 in. (34.2 × 23.4 cm)
Credit LineMary A. Ainsworth Bequest
PortfolioFamous Places in Edo Matched with Chapters of the Tale of Genji (Edo murasaki meisho genji)
Object number1950.1225
Status
Not on view
ProvenanceMary A. Ainsworth; by bequest 1950 to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OHExhibition History
Highlights from the Ainsworth Collection of Japanese Woodblock Prints
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (April 15, 1988 - June 12, 1988 )
Highlights of the Ainsworth Collection of Japanese Woodblock Prints
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (May 15, 1990 - July 18, 1990 )
When Words Meet Pictures: East Asian Painting and Sculpture
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (August 25, 1994 - November 15, 1994 )
Collections
  • Asian
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