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A Modern Version of the Morning Glory Chapter of the Tale of Genji (Genji Asagao yatsushi)


「源氏朝顔略」
Chôbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829)
Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudō) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1793 (Kansei 5)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Hashira-e; 62.6 x 11.7 cm (24 5/8 x 4 5/8 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.4843
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ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Someya, Chôbunsai Eishi mokuroku (Chiba, 2023), hashira-e #38; Ukiyo-e shûka 8 (1980), Eishi list, #193.1
Signed Eishi ga
栄之画
Marks Censor's seal: kiwame
改印:極
ProvenanceSpring 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright in Japan; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.