Miscellaneous Genji triptychs
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The individual sheets of these triptychs are each
about 14 by 10 inches (36 by 25 centimeters), a size known as ôban. I am grateful to Ward Pieters for assisting
with this section. |
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Series: Fashionable Quartet
of Flower, Bird, Wind and Moon (Jisei kachô fûgetsu, 時世花鳥風月) Robinson: 147 Title: Wind (kaze, 風) Description: Prince Genji
with 2 beauties in a windy garden Date: c. 1849
(censors Fuku and Muramatsu) Publisher: Arita-ya Seiemon |
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Series: Fashionable
Quartet of Flower, Bird, Wind and Moon (Jisei
kachô fûgetsu, 時世花鳥風月) Robinson: 147 Title: Moon (tsuki, 月) Description: Prince Genji
with beauties on a moonlit deck Date: c. 1849
(censors Fuku and Muramatsu) Publisher: Arita-ya Seiemon |
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Series: Fashionable
Quartet of Flower, Bird, Wind and Moon (Jisei
kachô fûgetsu, 時世花鳥風月) Robinson: 147 Title: Flowers (hana, 花) Description: Three women
by a stream under a flowering tree Date: c. 1849
(censors Hama and Magome) Publisher: Arita-ya Seiemon NOTE: The series Fashionable Quartet of Flower, Bird,
Wind and Moon (Jisei kachô fûgetsu, 時世花鳥風月) consists of
four triptychs―two by Kuniyoshi and two by Kunisada (Toyokuni III).
Only the two prints by Kuniyoshi include Prince Genji. I am grateful to Paul Steier
for this triptych by Kunisada. |
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Series: Fashionable
Quartet of Flower, Bird, Wind and Moon (Jisei
Jisei kachô fûgetsu, 時世花鳥風月) Robinson: 147 Title: Birds (tori,
鳥) Description: Three women
on a balcony with the sea beyond Date: 1849 (censors
Kinugasa and Yoshimura) Publisher: Arita-ya Seiemon NOTE: The series Fashionable Quartet of Flower, Bird,
Wind and Moon (Jisei kachô fûgetsu, 時世花鳥風月) consists of
four triptychs―two by Kuniyoshi and two by Kunisada (Toyokuni III).
Only the two prints by Kuniyoshi include Prince Genji. I am grateful to Paul Steier
for this triptych by Kunisada. |
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Series: None Title: Up-to-date Teruuji in an Old Picture at an Old Temple (Imayô Teruuji furudera no kozu, 今様輝氏古寺之古圖) Description: Prince Genji
at an old temple, not a specific stage performance Date: 1849-51 Publisher: Sawa-ya Kôkichi |
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Series: Moon, Snow,
and Flowers (月雪花之内, Getsusekka no uchi) Robinson: Not listed Title: Snow (雪, Yuki)
Description: Date: 1849-1851 (censors Fuku and Muramatsu) Publisher: Jôshû-ya Kinzô |
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Title: None Description: Prince Genji
and six beauties watching the antics of a performing monkey (saru-mawashi) Date: 1851 (censors
Mera and Watanabe) Publisher: Izumi-ya Ichibei |
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Title: Shunshoku hime hajime Description: Prince Genji
on horseback Date: c. 1845-1847 Publisher: Ningyo-ya Takichi |
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Title: A Modern
Version of Tales of Ise (Imayô Ise monogatari, 今様伊勢物かたり) Description: Date: 1849 (censors
Kinugasa and Yoshimura) Publisher: Kazusa-ya Iwazô NOTE: This triptych
is from The Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari, 伊勢物語), and not from
The Tale of Genji. However, like most Genji
triptychs, it portrays a handsome well-dressed young man surrounded by
beautiful women. |
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Title: Murasaki’s
Edo (Edo murasaki,
江戸むらさき) Description: Prince Genji
washing his hands (centre) with two women in
attendance Date: c. 1850 Publisher: Kazusa-ya Iwazô |
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Title: None Description: Prince Genji
with attendants and falling cherry blossoms watching the shellfish gatherers
on the shore at low tide Date: 1849-1851
(censors Fuku and Muramatsu) Publisher: Tsujioka-ya Bunsuke |
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Title: None Description: Prince Genji
and his dog, between two courtesans, under blossoming cherry trees Date: 8th month of
1854 Publisher: San-Tetsu |
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Title: None Description: Young nobleman
(possibly Genji) shooting an arrow at a target as archery practice, with
kneeling woman in front of him and attendants watching Date: 1847-1850
(censors Mera and Murata) Publisher: Enshu-ya Matabei |
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Another state of the above design courtesy of Marc DeVriese |
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And yet another state |
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Title: Description: Genji with
bow and arrows Date: 4th
month of 1854 Publisher: Ebi-ya Rinnosuke |
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Title: Eight
Appearances of Shaka (Mantei oga kesaku) Description: The wedding
of Shitta Taishi (son of
the Indian king Joban), to the Princess Kisaki (Yasadara-hime), attended by Lady Kudaya
and Lady Iya (centre) (carrying his sword) and his
mother Roshin Udai no nyobo (right) Date: c. 1846-1848 Publisher: Jôshû-ya Jûzô NOTE: This triptych
does not portray Prince Genji, but is similar to Genji triptychs in that is
shows a well-dressed young nobleman with beautiful women. |
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Title: The Popular
Harmonies of Spring (春人気和意) Description: Prince Genji
with three women on a balcony Date: 11th
month of 1855 Publisher: Yamaguchi-ya Tôbei NOTE: The
gourd-shaped cartouche is the seal of the hori (彫, woodblock
carver), Kane (兼). I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this
image. |
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Another state of the above design |
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Title: Description: Genji on
horseback with women and dog chasing birds Date: 1847-1848
(censors Publisher: Iba-ya Sensaburô |
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Title: Boating in
the Chinese Style (准漢舩遊び, Jukan Funa Asobi) Description: Prince Genji
watching women in a boat Date: 1847-1850
(censors Mera and Murata) Publisher: Sumiyoshi-ya Masagorô |
![Kuniyoshi - [Prince Genji on horseback], c](Miscellaneous%20Genji%20triptychs_files/image029.jpg)
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