The Tale Of Genji Usu Gumo A Wreath Of Cloud
by Ebina Masao
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- ukiyo-e.org
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.
"Usu Gumo — A Wreath of Cloud" (Chapter 19, Usugumo) depicts the chapter in which Lady Rokujō and her daughter depart for Ise — the Lady finally removing herself from the capital and from Genji's orbit. "Thin clouds" or "wreath of cloud" evokes the parting: the haziness of the departure, the way the sky veils the distance that is growing between Genji and this complex, dangerous woman who has loved him. The chapter is one of leave-taking and unresolved feeling. Ebina's print captures the atmospheric melancholy of this parting.
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.
The Tale Of Genji Usu Gumo A Wreath Of Cloud was created by Ebina Masao (海老名正夫).
The Tale Of Genji Usu Gumo A Wreath Of Cloud depicts landscapes, figures, and travel scenes.
