Chapters 25–27 (Hotaru, Tokonatsu, Kagaribi), from the series The Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)

「源氏物語　蛍　常夏　篝火」

Ryûryûkyo Shinsai (Japanese, 1764?–1820)

Japanese

Edo period

about 1819–20 (Bunsei 2–3)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (surimono); ink, color, and metallic pigment on paper

Dimensions Shikishiban; 20.2 x 18.3 cm (7 15/16 x 7 3/16 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.9264

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Rijksmuseum, The Ear Catches the Eye (2001), #13

DescriptionPoems by Kankodô Osamaru and Kinkôsha Gakumaru, commissioned by the Taikogawa poetry group.

Signed Shinsai
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