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「源語二佳人 むらさきのうへ」
Murasaki no ue, from the series Two Beauties from the Tale of Genji (Gengo nikajin)
「源語二佳人 むらさきのうへ」
Yashima Gakutei (Japanese, 1786?–1868)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1823–25 (Bunsei 6–8)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Shikishiban; 21 x 18.5 cm (8 1/4 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
General Funds
Accession Number00.1927
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CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Carpenter et al, Reading Surimono (2008), #57
DescriptionThe complete set of two: 00.1925, 00.1927.
Poem translated in Carpenter et al 2008, p. 185.
Poem translated in Carpenter et al 2008, p. 185.
Signed
Gakutei hitsu
岳亭筆
岳亭筆
InscriptionsPoem by Seigaen Masago: Sashigumi no/ hana no yamabe mo/ yukari tote/ waka-murasaki ni/ kasumu nodokesa
ProvenanceJanuary 1900, purchased at the Brinkley-Condor Sale by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. (Accession Date: January 9, 1900)