OKUMURA MASANOBU (B. about 1685, d. 1768)
A cooper engaged in repairing a cistern on the roof of a house is so overcome by the charm of a woman washing clothes in the yard of the adjoining house that he has lost his balance and is falling down and over a wall to land by her side. Picture No. 5 from an orihon (folding album).
Yoko-e. Ink print, colored by hand. In very good condition. About 1705.
Purchaser: Lucy Fletcher Brown
Price: $10.00