# Xu You and Chao Fu, in The Floating World

Okumura Masanobu designed this in 18th century, aged about 14. It is now at The Met in New York.

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## The work

- Date: 18th century
- Medium: "White–line" woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Dimensions: H. 11 7/16 in. (29.1 cm); W. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
- Type: Prints
- Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, JP1589
- Licence: CC0 1.0

## The artist

[Okumura Masanobu](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/okumura-masanobu), Japanese, 1686–1764

Masanobu was a largely self-taught artist of early ukiyo-e who also ran his own publishing house in Edo. Over a long career he worked through the major developments of the period, from black-ink sheets to hand-coloured designs and early two-colour pictures.

4 works in the collection.

## Walk on

- [More by Okumura Masanobu](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/artist/okumura-masanobu?hang=749) (4 works)
- [More prints of the 17th century](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/style/print-17?hang=749) (55 works)
- [17th-century Japan](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/17-japan?hang=749) (20 works)

## Get it

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