Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 5604

Bonfire

篝火

Artist / 作者: Utagawa Kunisada歌川国貞
Date / 年代: 1857
Medium / 技法: 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / jaodb
Digital record / 画像記録: 824 × 1200 px
Source collection / 所蔵元: Japanese Art Open Database
Published by / 公開者: 朱雀ハル
Rights / 権利: No reusable image license documented
Attribution / 表記: Japanese Art Open Database

Catalog note / 解説

Prince Genji Woodblock Print by Kunisada II An 1857 woodblock print by Utagawa Kunisada II, the top pupil and son-in-law of the first Kunisada. This print comes from a series on the Genji Monogatari, the 11th century classic concerning an Imperial prince, his life and loves. This print shows Prince Genji with one of his lovers beside a stream. A torch burns at the banks, as the woman tugs on Genji's sleeve. This series has yellow, speckled borders, meant to suggest the gold-flecked papers of the Heian Period. The title is in paired shells with a Genji crest, a reference to a popular game in the Edo Period. The print measures 14 by 9 1/2 inches, borders on all sides. The colors and condition…

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