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「源氏乃君近江八景遊覧の図」
Illustration of Prince Genji's Leisurely Sightseeing of the Eight Views of Ômi (Genji no Kimi Ômi hakkei yûran no zu)
「源氏乃君近江八景遊覧の図」
Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835–1900)
Publisher: Kiya Sôjirô (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Koizumi Minokichi (Hori Mino) (Japanese, 1833–1906)
Publisher: Kiya Sôjirô (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Koizumi Minokichi (Hori Mino) (Japanese, 1833–1906)
Japanese
Edo period
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 6th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 37.1 × 75.4 cm (14 5/8 × 29 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.1248a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Marks et al., Genji's World (2012), list #G062-01 (no photo); Kyoto City Mus., Yomu, miru, asobu Genji monogatari no sekai (2008), #98
Signed
Itto Kunichika ga (on left and right sheets); Kunichika ga (on center sheets)
一投国周画 国周画
一投国周画 国周画
Marks
Censor's seal: Boar 6 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Mino
改印：亥六改
彫師：彫工巳の
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Mino
改印：亥六改
彫師：彫工巳の
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)