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Ch. 31, Otome, vfrom 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 第三十一まき」 「源氏後集余情 をとめ」
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Uoya Eikichi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Japanese
Edo period
1857 (Ansei 4), 12th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban diptych; 36.6 x 50.9 cm (14 7/16 x 20 1/16 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.1857a-b
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Marks et al., Genji's World (2012), list #G339-28, pl. 132; Kubo Tsunehiko and Sons Collection Ukiyo-e Hanga (2004), #40-27
DescriptionMFA impressions: 00.949-50, 00.1857a-b
Signed Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks Censor's seals: aratame, Snake 12
Blockcutter's mark: Yokokawa Hori Take
改印:改、巳十二
彫師:横川彫竹
ProvenanceBy 1900, William Perkins Babcock; 1900, bequest of William Perkins Babcock to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 5, 1900)