Murasaki (むらさき), from the series “The False Murasaki’s Rustic Genji” (Nise Murasaki Inaka Genji 偐柴田舎源氏)
Murasaki (むらさき), from the series “The False Murasaki’s Rustic Genji” (Nise Murasaki Inaka Genji 偐柴田舎源氏)

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Murasaki (むらさき), from the series “The False Murasaki’s Rustic Genji” (Nise Murasaki Inaka Genji 偐柴田舎源氏),

1830s

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Utagawa Toyokuni III 三代歌川豊国), 1786–1865; born and died Tokyo, Japan
Japanese
Edo period, 1603–1868
x1959-70

Information

Title
Murasaki (むらさき), from the series “The False Murasaki’s Rustic Genji” (Nise Murasaki Inaka Genji 偐柴田舎源氏)
Dates

1830s

Maker
Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Utagawa Toyokuni III 三代歌川豊国)
Medium
Woodblock print (ōban tate-e format); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
sheet trimmed to block: 37 x 25.5 cm. (14 9/16 x 10 1/16 in.) mount: 50.2 x 25.6 cm
Credit Line
Bequest of Gilbert S. McClintock, Class of 1908
Object Number
x1959-70
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Marks/Labels/Seals
Writing and stamps on verso
Culture
Japanese
Period
Edo (Japanese period)
Type
japanese printmaking styles, woodblock prints, prints
Materials
oban, color, ink, paper
Techniques
woodcut (process)
Subject
musicians, musical instruments, figures (representations), youth, women

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