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Boys Masquerading as Chinese by Okumura Masanobu — VisualArtsDB

Boys Masquerading as Chinese

Boys Masquerading as Chinese

Okumura Masanobu

1743–1753

Medium: Woodblock print; oban benizuri-e with embossing
Dimensions: 41 × 30.2 cm (16 3/16 × 11 15/16 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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woodblockprintasian artJapanese (culture or style)paper (fiber product)woodblock print

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Courtesan entertaining Daikoku and Fukurokuju, no. 10 from a series of 12 prints

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Two Courtesans

Two Courtesans

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The Actor Kirinami Onoe as Osasa in the play "Hachijin Taiheiki," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eighth month, 1727

The Actor Kirinami Onoe as Osasa in the play "Hachijin Taiheiki," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eighth month, 1727

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Bedroom Scene

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The Waka Murasaki Chapter from "The Tale of Genji" (Genji Waka Murasaki), from a series of Genji parodies

The Waka Murasaki Chapter from "The Tale of Genji" (Genji Waka Murasaki), from a series of Genji parodies

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The Actor Nakamura Kichibei

The Actor Nakamura Kichibei

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Murasaki Shikibu, from the series Ukiyo-e Genji

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The Actors Sanjo Kantaro II as Osome and Ichikawa Monnosuke as Hisamatsu in the play "Osome Hisamatsu Tamoto no Shiro Shibori," performed at the Morita theater, 1720

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Yaoya Oshichi holding a battledore paddle

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