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Ch. 11, Hanachirusato, 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 第十一の巻」 「源氏後集余情 花ちる里」
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Wakasaya Yoichi (Jakurindô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1858 (Ansei 5), 9th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban diptych; 36.7 x 51 cm (14 7/16 x 20 1/16 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.1858a-b
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Marks et al., Genji's World (2012), list #G339-11, pl. 115; Kubo Tsunehiko and Sons Collection Ukiyo-e Hanga (2004), #40-13
DescriptionMFA impressions: 00.1858a-b, 11.29836-7
Signed Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks Censor's seal: Horse 9
No blockcutter's mark
改印:午九
彫師:なし
ProvenanceBy 1900, William Perkins Babcock; 1900, bequest of William Perkins Babcock to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 5, 1900)