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CH16- The Gatehouse — せきや
by Kunisada 2 Utagawa (1823-1880)- Kunimasa 3- Toyokuni 4

	Artist:	Kunisada 2 Utagawa (1823-1880)- Kunimasa 3- Toyokuni 4 — 歌川国貞（二代）
	Title:	CH16- The Gatehouse — せきや
	Series:	Murasaki Shikibu Genji Karuta
	Date of first edition?:	1857
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Tsutaya Kichizo
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Tsutaya Kichizo
	Medium (first edition):	Woodblock
	Medium (this edition):	Woodblock
	Format (first edition):	Oban
	Format (this edition):	Oban
	DB artwork code:	29919
	Notes (first edition)?:	ARTIST: Kunisada II. FORMAT: Oban Tate-e. SIZE: 14 by 10 ins. SERIES: Murasaki Shikibu, Genji Karuta (Story of Genji). DESCRIPTION: 16, Sekiya. A nobleman opening a palanquin of her lover's, only to find maple branches with a note from her. DATE: ca.1860. PUBLISHER: Tsuta-ya. Note: From "Murasaki Shikibu Genji Karuta" ("Cards of The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu"), No. 16, "Sekiya". Prince Genji came back from the maple viewing excursion. He was surprised to find the bunch of beautiful maple twigs and a poem inside his palanquin.
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: 細目1 紫式部げんじかるた　十六　せきや 細目2 著者名 梅蝶楼国貞 出版者 蔦屋吉蔵 出版年 安政４