Sono sugata yukari no utsushi-e (Faithful Depictions of That Splendid Figure)

Description

Colour woodblock print, no. 32 from the series Sono sugata yukari no utsushi-e (Faithful Depictions of That Splendid Figure), depicting Genji leaning through the window of an apartment where a woman and her maids are present: Japan, by Utagawa Kunisada, 1847 - 1852

Museum reference

A.1887.745.33.32

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Woodblock print

Production information

Utagawa Kunisada, 1786 - 1864, Artist
Japan, East Asia
Izumiya Ichibei, 1770s - 1886 (fl.), Publisher

Date

1847 - 1852

Materials

Paper

Associations

Depicted: Prince Genji