Kiritsubo, from the series The Tale of Genji (Genji)

「源氏　桐壺」

Utagawa Toyokuni I (Japanese, 1769–1825)
Publisher: Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendô) (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

about 1795–1800 (late Kansei era)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Vertical chûban; 24 x 17.8 cm (9 7/16 x 7 in.)

Credit Line Denman Waldo Ross Collection

Accession Number06.837a

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné The series: Marks et al., Genji's World (2012), list #G462 (no photos)

DescriptionMFA impressions: 06.837a, 11.21020

Signed Toyokuni ga
豊国画

Marks Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極

InscriptionsPoem: Itoki naki/ hatsumotoyui ni/ nagaki yo o/ chigiru kokoro wa/ musubikometsu ya

ProvenanceMarch 8, 1906, gift of Denman Waldo Ross