Series title: Genji goshū yojō (源氏後集余情) Lasting impressions of a late Genji collection
Chapter: 11 – right sheet square cartouche – referencing in this instance the book ‘A Rustic Genji’ (Nise Murasaki Inaka Genji) Chapter 11 (1834) – the source of inspiration for this diptych
Title: Hana Chiru Sato (花散里)- left sheet square cartouche – this is chapter eleven in Murasaki Shikibu’s book ‘The Tale of Genji’ Genji Monogatari (源氏物語)
Description: Ashikaga Mitsuuji …..
Artist: Toyokuni III (Kunisada)
Siganature: Toyokuni ga
Date: 1858, 9th month
Censor: NA
Publisher: Wakasaya Yoichi (若狹屋与市) ca 1794 – 1897
Block cutter: NA
Size: Oban diptych, each sheet 36.7 cm x 25.2 cm
Condition: Very good impression, good colour – some fading, and very good condition
Look for: As with all the prints in this series, it is printed on thick paper, and in this print you will see; over-printing, Bokashi (gradation), Karazuri (embossing or blind printing) printing techniques
Price: Not for sale at this time
References: Genji’s World in Japanese Woodblock Prints; Andreas Marks p138