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The Syllable Ya: The Grass of Forgetting, no. 29 from the series Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Prints (Fūryū nishiki-e Ise monogatari)
The Syllable Ya: The Grass of Forgetting, no. 29 from the series Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Prints (Fūryū nishiki-e Ise monogatari)

The Syllable Ya: The Grass of Forgetting, no. 29 from the series Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Prints (Fūryū nishiki-e Ise monogatari)

Artist/Maker (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Dateearly 1770s
MediumColor woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical koban; overall: 8 15/16 × 6 3/16 in. (22.7 × 15.7 cm)
Credit LineMary A. Ainsworth Bequest
Portfoliofrom an untitled series of illustrations from Tales of Ise (Ise Monogatari)
Object number1950.267
Status
Not on view
ProvenanceMary A. Ainsworth; by bequest 1950 to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH
Collections
  • Asian
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