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Maker(s):Okumura Masanobu
Culture:Japanese (1686-1764)
Title:The Story of Hagoromo: The Feathery Robe
Date Made:ca. 1685-ca. 1695
Type:Print
Materials:Woodblock print (woodcut); sumizuri-e, ink on paper
Place Made:Asia; Japan
Measurements:Mat: 14 5/16 in x 18 in; 36.4 cm x 45.7 cm; Sheet/Image: 10 3/4 in x 14 1/16 in; 27.3 cm x 35.7 cm
Narrative Inscription:  INSCRIPTION: recto, upp. r. (black ink): [Japanese character, [ill.]].
Accession Number:  MH 1973.343.Q.RII
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. Louis C. Black
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
The story of the Hagoromo, the Feathery robe: the fisherman, Hakuryo, looks on as a woman in courtly dress, the heavenly beig (tennin), disappears in a cloud. The pine tree of the forest of Mio and Mt. Fuji are also depicted. From an illustrated book Stories from the Azuma-Asobi Dance Repertoire.

Tags:
landscapes; narrative

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