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Collection Online as of July 17, 2026

A vertically oriented color woodblock print depicts three women on a wooden veranda, all with light skin tones. On the left, a woman in a black floral kimono stands holding a paper lantern. Beside her, a second woman kneels. To the right, a third woman in a green kimono with white bird patterns leans forward. The background features a landscape with a pond, a stone lantern, and pine trees under a wooden roof.

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)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
color woodblock print
Sheet: 37.5 x 25.4 cm (14 3/4 x 10 in.)
The Fanny Tewksbury King Collection 1956.754.b
Location: Not on view
  • ?–1902
    Hayashi Tadamasa 林 忠正 [1853–1906], Paris, France
    1902
    (Hayashi Sale, Paris, France, 1902 sale)
    ?–1921
    Julio E. van Canegham, Paris, France, consigned to Walpole Galleries for sale
    March 3, 1921
    (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)
    1921?–1956
    Fanny Tewksbury King [1867–1949], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1956–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • 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. New York: Walpole Galleries, 1921. Mentioned and Reproduced: Lot 242, pp. 66 and 67 ia600403.us.archive.org
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