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「初目覧由縁楼」
The Pavilion of Love at First Sight (Hatsu mokuran yûen rô)
「初目覧由縁楼」
Utagawa Kunisada II (Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV) (Japanese, 1823–1880)
Publisher: Iseya Rihei (Kinjudô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Iseya Rihei (Kinjudô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1864 (Bunkyû 4/Genji 1), 7th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, creped
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych, creped; 22.2 x 48.2 cm (8 3/4 x 19 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.1779-81
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Marks et al, Genji's World (2012), list #G384 (no photo)
DescriptionTriptych: 00.1779 (center), 00.1780 (left), 00.1781 (right)
Signed
Kunisada ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
国貞画(年玉枠）
国貞画(年玉枠）
Marks
Censor's seal: Rat 7 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印：子七改
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：子七改
彫師：なし
ProvenanceBy 1900, William Perkins Babcock (b. 1826 - d. 1899), Boston and Paris; 1900, bequest of William Perkins Babcock to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 05, 1900)