Oume and Kumenosuke
c. 1800 (Kansei 12)
Artists
Description
The lovers Oume (on the left) and Kumenosuke (on the right), characters from a popular jōruri play. The tragic lovers are probably preparing to run away together, their heads covered and Kumenosuke holds an umbrella.
Dimensions
hashira-e: H. 64.8 × W. 15.7 cm (25 1/2 × 6 3/16 in.)
Provenance
Dr. Jeffries Wyman, Paris, France, (1950 or 1951- 1995), by descent; to his daughter Anne Cabot Wyman, Cambridge, MA (1995-2014), by inheritance; to Penny Dincauze, Cambridge, MA (2014-2015), gift; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2015. Note: Purchased by Dr. Wyman in Japan, 1950-51.
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