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| 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
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| Format (this edition): | Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 29920 |
| 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. |
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| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
Kunisada2- Murasaki Shikibu Genji Karuta- 16- 1.jpg is:
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.
CONDITION: Good impression, colour and condition. Retains Japanese album backing.
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