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Parody of the Wakana no Jô Chapter of the Tale of Genji

Parody of the Wakana no Jô Chapter of the Tale of Genji

見立源氏物語若菜の上

Katsukawa Shunchô (Japanese, active about 1780–1801)
Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudō) (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Vertical ôban diptych; 36.9 x 50.7 cm (14 1/2 x 19 15/16 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.7461-2

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Ukiyo-e taikei 4 (1975), #s 244-5

DescriptionDiptych: 21.7461 (left), 21.7462 (right)

Signed Shunchô ga (on each sheet)
春潮画

Marks Artist's seal: Chûrin

ProvenancePurchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from W. L. Keane collection (#586); December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.