Home‎ > ‎Artists‎ > ‎Ebina Masao (1913-1980)‎ > ‎

The Flute (chapter 37) from the album Illustrations for Genji monogatari in Fifty-Four Wood-Cut Prints

Ebina Masao (1913-1980)
 

Japanese Color Woodblock Print

The Flute (chapter 37) from the album

Illustrations for Genji monogatari

in Fifty-Four Wood-Cut Prints

by Ebina Masao, c. 1953

Ebina Masao (1913-1980)


IHL Cat. #2471

About This Print

In this scene from chapter 37, The FluteGenji's son, Yūgiri, is visited by the ghost of his dead cousin Kashiwagi.

Source:  Genji gojūshijō 源氏五十四帖, published by Shin Kōbe Shinbunsha, 1974.
In his dream, Kawashiwagi dressed in lined-clothes appeared and took up the flute. When Y
ūgiri tried to call out, he awoke at the cries of his baby. His wife Kumoi-no-kari said that she had kept the lattice window open shile admiring the view of the moon until late at night, and that this allowed the ghost to steal in. This remark of hers was meant to blame him for his frequent visits to Ochiba-no-Miya.

For an excellent introduction to The Tale of Genji see Penguin's "Short Summary of the Tale" at https://www.penguin.com/static/packages/us/taleofgenji/introduction3.php


About The Album


Print Details

 IHL Catalog #2471
 Title or Description
The Flute 横笛 (Yokobue)
also translated as The Transverse Flute 
 Series Illustrations for Genji monogatari in Fifty-Four Wood-Cut Prints
 木版画源氏五十四帖  Mokuhanga Genji gojūyonjō
 Artist
 Ebina Masao (1913-1980)
 Signature
 not signed
 Seal正夫 Masao
 Publication Date 1953 or after (originally issued 1953; multiple editions are known)
 Publisher Yamada Shoin 山田書院
 Carver carving supervised by Yoshio Kawamo [Kawatsura Yoshio 川面義雄 (1880-1963)]
 Printer 
 Impression excellent
 Colors excellent
 Condition excellent 
 Genre genji-e
 Miscellaneous
 Format ōban
 H x W Paper 8 13/16 x 12 3/8 in. (22.4 x 31.4 cm)
 H x W Image 8 3/8 x 11 15/16 in. (21.3 x 30.3 cm)
 Collections This Print Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College 2014.1.27; University of Kansas Libraries KU Bib ID: 4123242 (entire portfolio; images not shown); National Diet Library Call Number 913.36-E17g-K (entire portfolio dated 1958; images not shown)
 Reference Literature 
latest revision:
5/7/2021 created