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Utagawa Kunisada II,
Japanese,
(1823–1880)
Murasaki Shikibu's Genji Playing Cards: Ch. 24, Kocho, c. 1890
Ink on Paper
14 1/8 in. x 9 5/8 in. (358.78 mm x 244.48 mm)
Murasaki Shikibu's Genji Playing Cards: Ch. 24, Kocho, c. 1890
Ink on Paper
14 1/8 in. x 9 5/8 in. (358.78 mm x 244.48 mm)
Object Type:
Print
Technique:
Wood-block Printing
Period:
Meiji (Japan, 1869-1912)
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marer
Accession Number:
93.3.107
Alternate Title:
Murasaki Shikibu Genji Karuta: Ch. 24, Kocho
Commentary
Scene from the Story of Genji.
Marks
Signed: Kochoro Kunisada ga. Censor's seal: Aratame and date seal (M-ju).
Medium
Colored ink on paper; woodblock print.
Object Description
Edo period color woodblock print with an image of women dressed as butterflies, from the "Tale of Genji." Genji built an enormous mansion at Rokujo where he provided rooms and gardens for his favorite women. Elaborate parties were staged there, and during one spring celebration, Murasaki dressed her attendants as birds and butterflies to deliver flowers to Genji's guests. Here two women carry sprigs of the Japanese rose (yamabuki) while another displays a card with a verse about flowers.
Publisher
Tsutaya Kichizo.
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