Woodblock Print

Item number 1701/6 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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A horizontally rectangular, light yellow paper piece folded in half, creating two vertically rectangular images, one on either side. The left image has a grey, black, and brown landscape with a house and mountains in the background and a tree and rocks in the foreground. The right image has a lady in an ornate costume holding a hat on a staff. Her clothing has a silver-coloured design on a light yellow background, red flowers on a blue background, and green accents. In the lower left corner is a square, red seal with black characters above it.

Narrative

Signed 大和絵師奥村政信 (Yamato Eshi Okumura Masanobu) with his seal. Yamato eshi refers to Japanese artist. This print is likely a reprint made around 1890–1900, or possible later.