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Oume and Kumenosuke
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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.
Department of Asian Art
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.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of Penny Dincauze in honor of Anne Cabot Wyman
Title: Oume and Kumenosuke
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.