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「源氏後集余情 第十四巻」 「源氏後集余情 あふひ」
Ch. 14, Aoi, from the series Lingering Sentiments of a Late Collection of Genji (Genji goshû yojô) [pun on The Fifty-four Chapters of the Tale of Genji (Genji gojûyojô)]
「源氏後集余情 第十四巻」 「源氏後集余情 あふひ」
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Uoya Eikichi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Publisher: Uoya Eikichi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Japanese
Edo period
1857 (Ansei 4), 12th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 37.9 x 51.3 cm (14 15/16 x 20 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.943-4
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CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Marks et al., Genji's World (2012), list #G339-13, pl. 117; Kubo Tsunehiko and Sons Collection Ukiyo-e Hanga (2004), #40-15
DescriptionDiptych: 00.943 (right), 00.944 (left)
MFA impressions: 00.943-4, 11.29827VR (11.29827, 11.41039)
MFA impressions: 00.943-4, 11.29827VR (11.29827, 11.41039)
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Snake 12
Blockcutter's mark: Yokokawa Hori Take
改印：改、巳十二
彫師：横川彫竹
Blockcutter's mark: Yokokawa Hori Take
改印：改、巳十二
彫師：横川彫竹
ProvenanceBy 1900, William Perkins Babcock (b. 1826 - d. 1899), Boston and Paris; 1900, bequest of William Perkins Babcock to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 05, 1900)