The Sage Bankitsu (Bankitsu Sennin)
Artist
Okumura Masanobu 奥村 政信
(Japanese, 1686–1764)
Dateabout 1710
MediumWoodblock print; ink on paper; sumizuri-e
Dimensions28.6 x 41.3 cm (11 1/4 x 16 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
MarkingsPublisher: Yushima Tenjin, Komatsu-ya, Onnazaka (no) shita
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Object number1901.59.2217
DescriptionHorizaontal oban (oban yoko-e)Label TextThe name of the [unknown] sage Bankitsu is here applied as a pleasantry to a high-ranking courtesan (oiran) seated beside a man. She has covered his eyes with her hands while she breathes forth his spirit which appears as a small figure floating away in a stream of vapor, to the delight of the woman and her kamuro (girl attendant).
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Okumura Masanobu 奥村 政信
about 1710
Okumura Masanobu 奥村 政信
about 1710
