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Hishikawa Moronobu
"Tears Like Waves", episode 108 of the "Tales of Ise"1679, 3rd month

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Japanese woodblock print with black ink on cream paper, two robed figures with long black hair beside a multi-level wooden pavilion, pine trees and chrysanthemums, water and rocks in the distance, columns of cursive script above
Artist or Maker
Hishikawa Moronobu
Japan, circa 1618-1694
Title
"Tears Like Waves", episode 108 of the "Tales of Ise"
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
1679, 3rd month
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Hand-colored woodblock printed page from a book
Dimensions
Image: 9 × 6 3/4 in. (22.86 × 17.15 cm) Sheet: 10 3/8 × 7 5/16 in. (26.35 × 18.57 cm)
Credit Line
The Joan Elizabeth Tanney Bequest
Accession Number
M.2006.136.8
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art