CH33- Fuji no Uraba
by Ebina Masao
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
by Ebina Masao
$200–$1,500. Common prints: $200–$500. Key value factors: Ebina's prints are modestly priced and accessible to beginning collectors of Japanese creative prints.
"Fuji no Uraba" (Wisteria Leaves) is Chapter 33 of The Tale of Genji, in which Genji formally presents his daughter — the Akashi Princess — at the court of the Crown Prince, cementing the political alliance his calculations have arranged. The chapter's title refers to the wisteria leaves and flowers that decorated the occasion, and to a poem exchanged at the ceremony. Genji's satisfaction in this chapter is that of a master strategist who has placed his piece on the board and now watches the results unfold across generations. Ebina's print captures the courtly formality of the occasion.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
CH33- Fuji no Uraba was created by Ebina Masao (海老名正夫).
CH33- Fuji no Uraba depicts landscapes and mount fuji, set at Mount Fuji.
