Genji shohikubai no uchi: Ume.
Woodblock Print
ca. 1848 (made)
ca. 1848 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Landscape format triptych, depicting a man, identified as Prince Genji, with two elaborately dressed ladies. The trio are on a balcony, surrounded by plum-blossom, overlooking a river, which has a bridge goaing across it. There is also a boat sailing on the river. The triptych is signed 'Kunisada gwa.'
Object details
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| Title | Genji shohikubai no uchi: Ume. (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Printing, colour print from wood blocks on paper |
| Brief description | 'Genji shohikubai no uchi: Ume.', woodblock print by Kunisada, Japan, ca. 1848. |
| Physical description | Landscape format triptych, depicting a man, identified as Prince Genji, with two elaborately dressed ladies. The trio are on a balcony, surrounded by plum-blossom, overlooking a river, which has a bridge goaing across it. There is also a boat sailing on the river. The triptych is signed 'Kunisada gwa.' |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Kunisada gwa (Signed ) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Sir Edward David Stern (part of the Sir Edward David Stern collection). |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings Accessions 1934 London: Published under the Authority of the Board of Education, 1935 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.259-1934 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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