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His Perfumed Highness (Niō Miya)

Woodblock Print
1855 (published)
Artist/Maker
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (artist)
Place of origin
Tokyo
Japan

Ōban format, nishiki-e print in album.


Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Woodblock print
Titles
  • His Perfumed Highness (Niō Miya) (assigned by artist)
  • Chapter 42 (alternative title)
  • Magosaburō at the Battle of Miidera (generic title)
  • Japanese and Chinese Comparisons for the Tale of Genji (Wakan nazorae Genji) (series title)
Materials and techniques
Woodblock print on paper
Paper
Woodblock Print
Brief description
Woodblock print in album, 'His Perfumed Highness' (Chapter 42, Magosaburō at the Battle of Miidera) from the series 'Japanese and Chinese Comparisons for the Tale of Genji' by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861), published in Edo (Tokyo), Japan, 1855.
Physical description
Ōban format, nishiki-e print in album.
Dimensions
  • Album height: 36.3cm
  • Album width: 24.5cm (Note: From Accession Register)
Style
Edo (Japanese Period)
Marks and inscriptions
「和漢準源氏」「匂ふ宮」「妻鹿孫三郎」「三井寺合戦」
Credit line
Given by the Misses Alexander
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
E.5899-1916

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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