Kiritsubo (The Paulownia Court), Chapter 1 from the series The Tale of Genji

Artist/Maker Ebina Masao 海老名正夫 (Japanese, 1913–1980)

Date1953

MediumColor woodblock print

DimensionsImage: 8 1/4 × 12 in. (21 × 30.5 cm)
Sheet: 9 × 12 7/8 in. (22.9 × 32.7 cm)

Credit LineGift of Dominique H. Vasseur (OC 1973)

PortfolioThe Tale of Genji

Object number2026.2.1

Status

Not on view

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