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「源氏十二候 空蝉」
Utsusemi, from the series Twelve Seasons of Genji (Genji jûni kô)
「源氏十二候 空蝉」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1814–17 (Bunka 11–14)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.5 x 25.9 cm (14 3/4 x 10 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Henry Adams
Accession Number20.115
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Kondô, ed., Eizan (JUM exh. cat., 1996), list #20.2 (no photo); other prints in the series: cat. nos. 222-5
Signed
Kikukawa Eizan hitsu
菊川英山筆
菊川英山筆
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
InscriptionsPoem: Utsusemi ni/ mi o kaetekeru/ ko no moto ni/ nao hitogara no/ natsukashiki ka na
ProvenanceHenry Brooks Adams (b. 1838 - d. 1918), Washington, DC; 1920, gift of the estate of Henry Brooks Adams to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 22, 1920)