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「明石源氏」
Genji at Akashi (Akashi Genji)
「明石源氏」
Utagawa Kunisada II (Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV) (Japanese, 1823–1880)
Publisher: Mikawaya Tetsugorô (Japanese)
Publisher: Mikawaya Tetsugorô (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1857 (Ansei 4), 1st and 7th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 37.4 × 78 cm (14 3/4 × 30 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.1000-2
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CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Marks et al., Genji's World (2012), list #G361 (no photo)
DescriptionTriptych: 00.1000 (center), 00.1001 (left), 00.1002 (right)
The discrepancy in censor's seals suggests that there may originally have been a different left sheet that was replaced by the present version.
The discrepancy in censor's seals suggests that there may originally have been a different left sheet that was replaced by the present version.
Signed
Baichôrô Kunisada ga, in toshidama cartouches (on right and center sheets), Kunisada ga, in toshidama cartouche (on left sheet)
梅蝶楼国貞画(年玉枠) 国貞画(年玉枠)
梅蝶楼国貞画(年玉枠) 国貞画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Snake 1 (on right and center sheets); aratame, Snake 7 (on left sheet)
No blockcutter's mark
改印（右、中）：改、巳正
改印（左）：改、巳七
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印（右、中）：改、巳正
改印（左）：改、巳七
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)