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「源氏後集余情 第二十五の巻」 「源氏後集余情 ほたる」
Ch. 25, Hotaru, from the series Lingering Sentiments of a Late Collection of Genji (Genji goshû yojô) [pun on The Fifty-four Chapters of the Tale of Genji (Genji gojûyojô)]
「源氏後集余情 第二十五の巻」 「源氏後集余情 ほたる」
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Wakasaya Yoichi (Jakurindô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Sugawa Sennosuke (Hori Sennosuke) (Japanese)
Publisher: Wakasaya Yoichi (Jakurindô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Sugawa Sennosuke (Hori Sennosuke) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1858 (Ansei 5), 7th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 38.4 x 52.8 cm (15 1/8 x 20 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.931-2
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CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Marks et al., Genji's World (2012), list #G339-24, pl. 128
DescriptionDiptych: 00.931 (left), 00.932 (right)
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seal: Horse 7
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Sennosuke (on left sheet only)
改印：午七
彫師：彫千之助
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Sennosuke (on left sheet only)
改印：午七
彫師：彫千之助
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)