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 (鳥文斎栄之), print, 1797-1799

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)

Chōbunsai Eishi (鳥文斎栄之)

Year
1797-1799
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)
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art

Cultural & Historical Context

Classification
Print
Culture
Japan
Period
Edo period (1615–1868)

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