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Maker(s):Okumura Masanobu
Culture:Japanese (1686-1764)
Title:The Priest Saigyo at Equchi
Date Made:ca. 1715; 1730
Type:Print
Materials:Woodblock print (woodcut); sumizuri-e, ink on paper
Place Made:Asia; Japan
Measurements:Image: 10 3/4 x 13 7/8 in; 27.3 x 35.2 cm
Narrative Inscription:  Img
Accession Number:  MH 1973.345.Q.RII
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. Louis C. Black
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
J-243. The bodhisattra Fugen appears to Saigyo the reknown priest and port in a mitate (parody) versio, ie as a courtesan with shamisen riding upon Fugen's traditional elephant. musical instruemnt, fantastical animal

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