Daruma crossing the sea on a leaf, no. 7 from a series of 12 prints

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Daruma crossing the sea on a leaf, no. 7 from a series of 12 prints, c. 1708. Woodblock print; oban, sumizuri-e.

Woodblock print; oban, sumizuri-e · 26.7 × 38.1 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title: Daruma crossing the sea on a leaf, no. 7 from a series of 12 prints
Artist: Okumura Masanobu Japanese, 1686-1764
Date: c. 1708
Medium: Woodblock print; oban, sumizuri-e
Dimensions: 26.7 × 38.1 cm (10 9/16 × 15 in.)
Credit line: Clarence Buckingham Collection
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1686–1764

Ukiyo-e c. 1600–1900

Galler’s rooms and hanging scale are imagined. The image is the museum’s original digital reproduction.