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「源氏後集余情 紅葉の賀」
Ch. 9 [sic, actually 7], Momiji no ga, from the series Lingering Sentiments of a Late Collection of Genji (Genji goshû yojô) [pun on The Fifty-four Chapters of the Tale of Genji (Genji gojûyojô)]
「源氏後集余情 紅葉の賀」
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Uoya Eikichi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Publisher: Uoya Eikichi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Japanese
Edo period
1858 (Ansei 5), 6th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.5 x 26.2 cm (14 3/4 x 10 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.948
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CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Marks et al., Genji's World (2012), list #G339-08, pl. 112; Kubo Tsunehiko and Sons Collection Ukiyo-e Hanga (2004), #40-11
DescriptionLeft sheet of incomplete diptych.
MFA impressions: 00.948 (left sheet only), 00.1850a-b, 11.29812-3
MFA impressions: 00.948 (left sheet only), 00.1850a-b, 11.29812-3
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seal: Horse 6
Blockcutter's mark: Yokokawa Hori Take
改印：午六
彫師：横川彫竹
Blockcutter's mark: Yokokawa Hori Take
改印：午六
彫師：横川彫竹
ProvenanceBy 1900, William Perkins Babcock (b. 1826 - d. 1899), Boston and Paris; 1900, bequest of William Perkins Babcock to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 05, 1900)