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Maker(s):Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
Culture:Japanese (1786-1864)
Title:Kashiwagi, from the series Genji ko no zu [Genji Incense Pictures]
Date Made:ca. 1845
Type:Print
Materials:Color woodblock print (woodcut) on paper
Place Made:Asia; Japan
Measurements:Mat: 18 in x 14 in; 45.7 cm x 35.6 cm; Sheet/Image: 10 1/8 in x 7 5/16 in; 25.7 cm x 18.6 cm
Narrative Inscription:  SIGNATURE: recto, lwr. r. (black ink): [Japanese character, ichiyosai Toyokuni ga]; TITLE: recto, upp. r. (black ink): [Japanese character, Genji ko no zu kashiwagi]; INSCRIPTION: recto, upp. l. (black ink): [Japanese character, [ill.]]; SEAL: recto, lwr. r. (black ink): [Japanese character, [ill.]]; SEAL: recto, lwr. r. (black ink): [Japanese character, Kyu].
Accession Number:  MH 1973.332.Q.RII
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. Louis C. Black
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
From a set of 52 prints matching scenes from Murasaki Shikibu's famous Tale of Genji with incenses; this is the Kashiwagi Chapter. A man and a woman standing together on a platform, each with a yellow fan in hand; a cherry tree in the lower left corner; clouds surround the scene.

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