Prince Genji in modern dress, seated beside an ornate lantern. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1858.

  • Utagawa, Kunisada, 1786-1864.
Date:
1858
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36664i
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Prince Genji in modern dress, seated beside an ornate lantern. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1858. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The Genji in modern dress was a vey popular theme in 1850s prints

The ground in this set imitates expensive gold and silver speckled writing paper

Publication/Creation

Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], 1858.

Physical description

1 print : woodcut, printed in colours

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Lettering

77- yr-old Toyokuni-ga Bears publisher's mark, censor's seal and set title

Notes

The lingering charm of a further collection of Genji images

Reference

Wellcome Collection 36664i

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