Crossing the River at Sano

Okumura Masanobu, 1700

MEDIUMWoodblock print; hosoban, ishizuri-e
DIMENSIONS31.2 × 15.7 cm (12 5/16 × 6 3/16 in.)
LOCATIONArt Institute of Chicago
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Okumura Masanobu

Okumura Masanobu was a pioneering ukiyo-e artist who introduced comic albums, pillar prints, and Western-style perspective to Japanese art.

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