鳥文斎栄之画　「浮世源氏八景幻　落雁薄雲　晴嵐」|Spirit Summoner; Wild Geese Returning Home (Maboroshi; Rakugan) (right) and A Thin Veil of Clouds; Clearing Weather (Usugumo; Seiran) (left), from the series Eight Views of The Tale of Genji in the Floating World (Ukiyo Genji hakkei)

Q: When was "Spirit Summoner; Wild Geese Returning Home (Maboroshi; Rakugan) (right) and A Thin Veil of Clouds; Clearing Weather (Usugumo; Seiran) (left), from the series Eight Views of The Tale of Genji in the Floating World (Ukiyo Genji hakkei)" created?

This artwork was created 1797–99.

Q: Is "Spirit Summoner; Wild Geese Returning Home (Maboroshi; Rakugan) (right) and A Thin Veil of Clouds; Clearing Weather (Usugumo; Seiran) (left), from the series Eight Views of The Tale of Genji in the Floating World (Ukiyo Genji hakkei)" in the public domain?

Yes, Spirit Summoner; Wild Geese Returning Home (Maboroshi; Rakugan) (right) and A Thin Veil of Clouds; Clearing Weather (Usugumo; Seiran) (left), from the series Eight Views of The Tale of Genji in the Floating World (Ukiyo Genji hakkei) is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Chōbunsai Eishi

1797–99

鳥文斎栄之画　「浮世源氏八景幻　落雁薄雲　晴嵐」|Spirit Summoner; Wild Geese Returning Home (Maboroshi; Rakugan) (right) and A Thin Veil of Clouds; Clearing Weather (Usugumo; Seiran) (left), from the series Eight Views of The Tale of Genji in the Floating World (Ukiyo Genji hakkei) by Chōbunsai Eishi

Medium

Diptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper

Dimensions

H. 14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm); W. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)

Classification

Prints

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1921

Accession Number

JP1222

Tags

Women

Art Historical Context

This exquisite diptych by Chōbunsai Eishi (1756–1829), a master of ukiyo-e woodblock prints from Japan's Edo period (1615–1868), forms part of the series * Views of The Tale of Genji in Floating World* (Ukiyo Genji hakkei), created between 1797 and 1799. Eishi ingeniously reimagines scenes from Murasaki Shikibu's11th-century classic novel *The Tale of Gen*—one of Japan's greatest literary works—through the lens of the "floating world," the vibrant, pleasure-seeking culture of urban Edo (modern Tokyo). The right panel depicts "Spirit Summoner; Wild Geese Returning Home" (Maboroshi; Rakugan), wh...

About the Artist

Chōbunsai Eishi · 1756–1829

Japanese, 1756–1829

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