Moon at Genji’s Villa (Genji bessō no tsuki 源氏別荘の月)
Moon at Genji’s Villa (Genji bessō no tsuki 源氏別荘の月)

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Moon at Genji’s Villa (Genji bessō no tsuki 源氏別荘の月),

1854 [Kaei 7/Ansei 1], 12th month

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Utagawa Toyokuni III 三代歌川豊国) and Utagawa Kuniteru II, 1786–1865; born and died Tokyo, Japan
Japanese
Edo period, 1603–1868
x1961-30 a-c

Information

Title
Moon at Genji’s Villa (Genji bessō no tsuki 源氏別荘の月)
Dates

1854 [Kaei 7/Ansei 1], 12th month

Maker
Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Utagawa Toyokuni III 三代歌川豊国) and Utagawa Kuniteru II
Medium
Woodblock print (ōban tate-e triptych); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
each sheet: 35.5 x 24.7 cm. (14 x 9 3/4 in.) overall: 35.5 x 74.1 cm. (14 x 29 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Hugh Trumbull Adams, Class of 1935
Object Number
x1961-30 a-c
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Signatures
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet); Hanmoto no ōkō ni tsuki monjin Kunitsuna hojo (With the help of his pupil Kunitsuna, in accordance with the wishes of the publisher; on right sheet)
Culture
Japanese
Period
Edo (Japanese period)
Type
prints, japanese printmaking styles, oban, triptychs, woodblock prints
Materials
oban, color, paper, ink
Techniques
woodcut (process)
Subject
women, full moons, gardens (open spaces), rivers, landscapes (representations), figures (representations), night, men, darkness

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