Catalog record · 目録番号 5612

CH20- The Morning Glory Asagao

朝かほ

Artist / 作者: Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)歌川国貞（三代歌川豊国）
Date / 年代: 1857
Medium / 技法: 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / jaodb
Digital image / 画像: 833 × 1200 px
Published by / 公開者: 水野ナギ

Catalog note / 解説

Kunisada’s Illustration of the Tale of Genji Chapter #20, The Morning Glory (Asagau) Original 1854 woodblock print published by Tsutaya Kichizo Kunisada II (1823 ? 1880) Chapter #20, The Morning Glory (Asagau) Kunisada’s illustrations of the Tale of Genji- The Tale of Genji is considered the world’ oldest novel. Written by Murasaki Shikibu a woman of the Heian period (11th century Japan) it chronicles the life of Genji. Lady Murasaki’s lavish novel is a masterwork of Japanese literature. Kunisada’s wonderful 19th century woodblock prints of each chapter of the novel continued a tradition illustrating Murasaki’s work. The present print is an original 19th century woodblock of Kunisada’s incr…

Image record / 画像情報

JAODB · 1857 · jaodb

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