id:			134291
accession number:	1956.754.b
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The Matsukaze Chapter of the Tale of Genji (from the series The Tale of Genji in Elegant Modern Dress), c. 1791. Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829). Color woodblock print; sheet: 37.5 x 25.4 cm (14 3/4 x 10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Fanny Tewksbury King Collection 1956.754.b

title:				The Matsukaze Chapter of the Tale of Genji (from the series The Tale of Genji in Elegant Modern Dress)
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creation date:			c. 1791
creation date earliest:		1786
creation date latest:		1796
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creditline:			The Fanny Tewksbury King Collection
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culture:	Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
technique:	color woodblock print
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	Japanese Art
type:		Print
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CREATORS

* Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 37.5 x 25.4 cm (14 3/4 x 10 in.)
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	inscription:	Signature: Eishi ga
Publisher: Izumiya Ichibei (Senichi han)
Seal: kiwame
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Hayashi Tadamasa 林 忠正 [1853–1906], Paris, France
	date: ?–1902
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	(Hayashi Sale, Paris, France, 1902 sale)
	date: 1902
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	Julio E. van Canegham, Paris, France, consigned to Walpole Galleries for sale
	date: ?–1921
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	(Walpole Galleries, New York, NY, March 3, 1921 sale, "Rare and valuable Japanese color prints: including the collection of Julio E. van Caneghem of Paris," lot 242)
	date: March 3, 1921
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	Fanny Tewksbury King [1867–1949],  Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 1921?–1956
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1956–
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	<em>Rare and Valuable Japanese Color Prints, Including the Collection of Julio E. Van Caneghem of Paris : Exhibition and Sale at Delmonico’s ... March 2 and March 3, 1921</em>. New York: Walpole Galleries, 1921.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: Lot 242, pp. 66 and 67
	url:		https://ia600403.us.archive.org/14/items/rarevaluablejap00walp/rarevaluablejap00walp.pdf

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