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Okumura Masanobu #16,216Established

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personJapanese, 1686–1764play_circleStream Art
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Selected Works153

Museum Acquisitions

Cleveland Museum of Art
A Beauty with a Mirror
A Beauty with a Mirror, 1743
Acquired 2012
woodblock print with hand-coloring
LACMA
Stylish Komachi
Stylish Komachi, 1710
Acquired 2006
Sumizurie; woodblock print, from an album
Art Institute of Chicago
Drunken Goblins (Shôjô)
Drunken Goblins (Shôjô)
Acquired 1998
Woodblock print (beni-e), ink and colors on paper
Cleveland Museum of Art
Three Courtesans with a Client
Three Courtesans with a Client
Acquired 1985
color woodblock print
Cleveland Museum of Art
Twilight at Nakanocho
Twilight at Nakanocho, 1686
Acquired 1985
color woodblock print
Art Institute of Chicago
Saigyo Hoshi
Saigyo Hoshi, 1730
Acquired 1957
Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-e
Cleveland Museum of Art
No Title
No Title, 1742
Acquired 1949
color woodblock print
Art Institute of Chicago
Happy Ending
Happy Ending, 1715
Acquired 1942
Woodblock print; oban yoko-e, sumizuri-e
Art Institute of Chicago
Ukifune and Ukon approach the island of Tachibana
Ukifune and Ukon approach the island of Tachibana, 1740
Acquired 1942
Woodblock print; hosoban
Art Institute of Chicago
Shoki the Demon Queller Sharpening His Sword
Shoki the Demon Queller Sharpening His Sword, 1725
Acquired 1942
Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-e
Art Institute of Chicago
Shoki the Demon Queller Marching to the Left
Shoki the Demon Queller Marching to the Left, 1745
Acquired 1942
Woodblock print; hashira-e
Art Institute of Chicago
A Floating World Version of Saigyo at the Village of Eguchi (Ukiyo Saigyo Eguchi no sato)
A Floating World Version of Saigyo at the Village of Eguchi (Ukiyo Saigyo Eguchi no sato), 1715
Acquired 1942
Hand-colored woodblock print; oban, sumizuri-e
Art Institute of Chicago
Shoki, the Demon Queller
Shoki, the Demon Queller, 1745
Acquired 1942
Hand-colored woodblock print; habahiro hashira-e, urushi-e
Art Institute of Chicago
The Brazier of Elegance and the Bell of Damnation (Fuga hibachi muken no kane)
The Brazier of Elegance and the Bell of Damnation (Fuga hibachi muken no kane), 1739
Acquired 1940
Hand-colored woodblock print; oban, beni-e
Art Institute of Chicago
The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Kumenosuke in the play "Nanohana Akebono Soga," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the second month, 1741
The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Kumenosuke in the play "Nanohana Akebono Soga," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the second month, 1741, 1741
Acquired 1940
Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-e
Art Institute of Chicago
Poem by Fujiwara no Teika, from the series "Yoshiwara Courtesans in the Three Evenings (Yoshiwara keisei sanseki)"
Poem by Fujiwara no Teika, from the series "Yoshiwara Courtesans in the Three Evenings (Yoshiwara keisei sanseki)", 1750
Acquired 1939
Color woodblock print; left sheet of hosoban triptych, benizuri-e
Art Institute of Chicago
The Daruma Overcoat (Haori Daruma), from "Three Pictures of Harmony (Waki sanpukutsui)"
The Daruma Overcoat (Haori Daruma), from "Three Pictures of Harmony (Waki sanpukutsui)", 1725
Acquired 1930
Hand-colored woodblock print; center sheet of hosoban triptych, urushi-e
Cleveland Museum of Art
The Taoist Immortal Kung Ho (?) Riding a Crane
The Taoist Immortal Kung Ho (?) Riding a Crane, 1720
Acquired 1916
color woodblock print
Cleveland Museum of Art
Perspective View of the Interior of the Nakamura Theater with Ichikawa Ebizo II as Yanone Goro
Perspective View of the Interior of the Nakamura Theater with Ichikawa Ebizo II as Yanone Goro, 1740
Acquired 1916
hand-colored woodblock print
Cleveland Museum of Art
Lady Murasaki at Ishiyama Overlooking a Panorama with Eight Views of Lake Biwa
Lady Murasaki at Ishiyama Overlooking a Panorama with Eight Views of Lake Biwa, 1740
Acquired 1916
color woodblock print
Yale University Art Gallery
The Toiletry Basin sounds like Evening Bell
The Toiletry Basin sounds like Evening Bell
In museum collection
Medium early Ukiyo-e: monochrome woodblock print
Yale University Art Gallery
A prolonged stay on a snowy night
A prolonged stay on a snowy night
In museum collection
Medium early Ukiyo-e: monochrome woodblock print
Yale University Art Gallery
The parting like Boats Returning Home
The parting like Boats Returning Home
In museum collection
Medium early Ukiyo-e: monochrome woodblock print
Yale University Art Gallery
Comfortable Sleeping at Flat Place
Comfortable Sleeping at Flat Place
In museum collection
Medium early Ukiyo-e: monochrome woodblock print
Yale University Art Gallery
Autumn Moon at Dressing Table
Autumn Moon at Dressing Table
In museum collection
Medium early Ukiyo-e: monochrome woodblock print

Previous Sales

Bonhams
OKUMURA MASANOBU (1686-1764), REKISEITEI EIRI (ACTIVE CIRCA 1790-1800), KATSUKAWA SHUNSHO (1726–1792), KATSUKAWA SHUNKO (1743-1812), KIKUKAWA EIZAN (1787-1867), UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858), AND OTHERS
OKUMURA MASANOBU (1686-1764), REKISEITEI EIRI (ACTIVE CIRCA 1790-1800), KATSUKAWA SHUNSHO (1726–1792), KATSUKAWA SHUNKO (1743-1812), KIKUKAWA EIZAN (1787-1867), UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858), AND OTHERS
$784
Nov 2022
Christie's
A group of three print of actors and courtesans
A group of three print of actors and courtesans, 1750
$2,016
Sep 2022
Bonhams
OKUMURA MASANOBU (1686-1764) AND KATSUKAWA SHUNKŌ (1743-1812)
OKUMURA MASANOBU (1686-1764) AND KATSUKAWA SHUNKŌ (1743-1812)
Sold
Sep 2022
Christie's
The actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I
The actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I
$30,240
Mar 2022
Christie's
Takeda Shingen
Takeda Shingen
Sold
Mar 2022
Bonhams
Three ivory figure netsuke
Three ivory figure netsuke
$1,037
Feb 2022
Sotheby's
Mountains of Dyed Colours, Examples for the Bedroom (Someiro no yama neya no hinagata)
Mountains of Dyed Colours, Examples for the Bedroom (Someiro no yama neya no hinagata), 1740
Sold
Dec 2021
Bonhams
Okumura Masanobu (1686-1764), Rekiseitei Eiri (active ca. 1790-1800), Katsukawa Shunsho (1726–1792) and Katsukawa Shunko (1743-1812)
Okumura Masanobu (1686-1764), Rekiseitei Eiri (active ca. 1790-1800), Katsukawa Shunsho (1726–1792) and Katsukawa Shunko (1743-1812)
Sold
Nov 2021
Christie's
Shogatsu (First month)
Shogatsu (First month)
$9,375
Sep 2021
Bonhams
komuso (mendicant monks)
komuso (mendicant monks)
$44,296
May 2021
Christie's
Beauty reading a letter
Beauty reading a letter
$9,375
Sep 2009
Christie's
ACTOR AND ASSISTANT
ACTOR AND ASSISTANT
$3,220
Oct 1998

For Sale

Ronin Gallery · Artsy
Delicious, Sigh, like Yam Soup
Delicious, Sigh, like Yam Soup, 1720
For sale
Woodblock Print
Ronin Gallery · Artsy
Happy Dreams
Happy Dreams, 1680
For sale
Japanese woodblock print
Ronin Gallery · Artsy
Just Can't Wait
Just Can't Wait, 1680
For sale
Woodblock Print
Ronin Gallery · Artsy
After a Smoke
After a Smoke, 1680
For sale
Woodblock Print
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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伝奥村政信画　「けいせいなよせ」回り灯籠を見る遊女と禿|A Courtesan and Her Attendants with a Revolving Shadow Lantern
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2019 · Accession 2019.447.2 · Woodblock print (tan-e); ink and hand applied color on two joined sheets of paper
Gift of Lee E. Dirks, in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary, 2019
Untitled
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2015 · Accession 2015.300.128 · Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
Untitled
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2013 · Accession 2013.769a–c · Set of three woodblock printed books; ink and color on paper
Purchase, Mary and James G. Wallach Foundation Gift, 2013
A Beauty with a Mirror
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 2012 · Accession 2012.20 · woodblock print with hand-coloring
Bequest of Jeptha H. Wade III in honor of Emily V. Wade
Stylish Komachi
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2006 · Accession M.2006.136.22 · Sumizurie; woodblock print, from an album
The Joan Elizabeth Tanney Bequest
Drunken Goblins (Shôjô)
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 1998 · Accession 1997.748 · Woodblock print (beni-e), ink and colors on paper
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Weissman
Three Courtesans with a Client
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 1985 · Accession 1985.337 · color woodblock print
The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith
Twilight at Nakanocho
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 1985 · Accession 1985.243 · color woodblock print
Gift of Jeptha H. Wade in honor of Emily V. Wade
Untitled
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1975 · Accession 1975.268.126 · Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequ…
Untitled
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1960 · Accession JP3411 · Monochrome woodblock print; ink on paper
Bequest of Julia H. Manges, in memory of her husband, Dr. Morris Manges, 1960
Saigyo Hoshi
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 1957 · Accession 1957.144 · Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-e
Anonymous gift
Untitled
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1952 · Accession JP3169 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper (Beni-e)
Bequest of Katherine S. Dreier, 1952
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event
death
Okumura Masanobu dies
Jan 1, 1764
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birth
Okumura Masanobu born
Jan 1, 1686