Yukihira and Two Brinemaidens at Suma. Artist: Okumura Masanobu (Japanese, 1686-1764). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Image: 33 1/8 x 12 7/8 in. (84.1 x 32.7 cm)Overall with mounting: 66 3/4 x 17 3/4 in. (169.5 x 45.1 cm)Overall with knobs: 66 3/4 x 20 1/4 in. (169.5 x 51.4 cm). Date: 18th century.Masanobu, a great innovator of ukiyo-e painting, gives the classic tale of the sisters Matsukaze and Murasame a novel treatment. The setting, sketched lightly in ink, is Suma's desolate shore, but the colorful protagonists are characteristic of the "floating world" of Edo's pleasure quarter. Here, the sisters' lover, Yukihira, is portrayed as an urban bon vivant and affects a stylish nonchalance. His flashy robe is patterned with the bamboo blinds of a well-appointed room and features crests of a courtier's cap, furthering the playful fantasy of the Edo townsman as aristocratic lover. A striped jacket and hat, typical of an Edo dandy, are draped on the tree in the background, recalling the f

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Yukihira and Two Brinemaidens at Suma. Artist: Okumura Masanobu (Japanese, 1686-1764). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Image: 33 1/8 x 12 7/8 in. (84.1 x 32.7 cm)Overall with mounting: 66 3/4 x 17 3/4 in. (169.5 x 45.1 cm)Overall with knobs: 66 3/4 x 20 1/4 in. (169.5 x 51.4 cm). Date: 18th century.Masanobu, a great innovator of ukiyo-e painting, gives the classic tale of the sisters Matsukaze and Murasame a novel treatment. The setting, sketched lightly in ink, is Suma's desolate shore, but the colorful protagonists are characteristic of the "floating world" of Edo's pleasure quarter. Here, the sisters' lover, Yukihira, is portrayed as an urban bon vivant and affects a stylish nonchalance. His flashy robe is patterned with the bamboo blinds of a well-appointed room and features crests of a courtier's cap, furthering the playful fantasy of the Edo townsman as aristocratic lover. A striped jacket and hat, typical of an Edo dandy, are draped on the tree in the background, recalling the f

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