Ukiyo-e Comparisons of the Cloudy Chapters of Genji,

Part III

	Chapter number: 41 Chapter name: Maboroshi (幻, The Wizard) Scene: The evil magician Nikki Danjô Naonori (仁木直則) in court robes standing in front of a cloud of smoke Robinson: S45.41 NOTE: The discoloration of Nikki Danjô’s clothing is chemically changed ink–not dirt.
	Another state of the above print
	Chapter number: 42 Chapter name: Niônomiya (匂宮, His Perfumed Highness) Scene: Ushiwaka Maru, disguised as Torazô (寅蔵実ハ牛若丸), holding a document box with Minazuru-hime (皆鶴姫) standing behind him Robinson: S45.42
	Chapter number: 43 Chapter name: Kôbai (紅梅, The Rose Plum) Scene: Keyamura Rokusuke (毛谷村六助) with O-Sono (於園) behind him holding plum blossoms Robinson: S45.43
	Chapter number: 44 Chapter name: Takegawa (竹川, Bamboo River) Scene: Sakingo Ashikaga Yorikane (左金吾頼兼) by moonlight, with drawn dirk and two hanks of hair; having just murdered the courtesan Takao Robinson: S45.44
	Chapter number: 45 Chapter name: Hashihime (橋姫, Lady at the Bridge) Scene: Chidori (腰元千鳥) escaping from a castle two swords pursued by two men in a scene from the kabuki play Sembonzakura Robinson: S45.45
	Chapter number: 46 Chapter name: Shii-ga-moto (椎本, Beneath the Oak Tree) Scene: Gonta (権太) picking up petals watched by Wakaba-no-naishi (若葉内侍) and her son Rokudai-gozen (六代御前) Robinson: S45.46
	Chapter number: 47 Chapter name: Agemaki (総角, Tasseled Knots) Scene: Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Sukeroku (祐六) with drawn sword tossing Sempei (せん平) in the air in a scene from the kabuki play Sukeroku Robinson: S45.47
	Chapter number: 48 Chapter name: Sawarabi (早蕨, Early Ferns) Scene: Lady Masaoka (政岡) seated on a balcony watching her son Chimatsu (千松) enjoying sweets from a large box Robinson: S45.48
	I am grateful to Stuart Varnam-Atkin for this alternative state of the above design.
	Chapter number: 49 Chapter name: Yadorigi (宿木, The Ivy) Scene: Actor Onoe Kikugorô III as Kwanshôjô (菅相丞) turning away from actor Iwai Kumesaburô as Kariya-hime (苅屋姫) in a scene from the kabuki play Sugawara Robinson: S45.49
	Chapter number: 50 Chapter name: Azumaya (東屋, Eastern Cottage) Scene: The low-ranking retainer (ashigaru) Kichiemon (足軽吉右エ門) arranging sandals from a scene in the Ichimisai-Kyôgoku revenge story Robinson: S45.50
	Another state of the above print
	Chapter number: 51 Chapter name: Ukifune (浮舟, Boat on the Water) Scene: O-Matsu (おまつ) attacking Akabori Mizuemon (赤堀水右衛門) on a boat Robinson: S45.51
	Chapter number: 52 Chapter name: Kagerô (蜻蛉, Drake Fly) Scene: Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as sumô wrestler Akitsushima (秋津嶋) holding a long scroll in a scene from the kabuki play Shôbuzuke Robinson: S45.52
	This is another version of the above print. Although less faded, it is a less labor-intensive printing, which almost invariably means a later edition. In this print, the delicate shading (bokashi) in the background was omitted. Bokashi was achieved by hand-applying a gradation of ink to the wooden printing block rather than inking the block uniformly. This hand-application had to be repeated for each sheet of paper that was printed.
	Chapter number: 53 Chapter name: Tenarai (手習, Writing Practice) Scene: Matsuô Maru (松王丸) holding his sheathed sword under the chin of a kneeling boy with Gemba (玄蕃) in red makeup behind him in a scene from the kabuki play Sugawara Robinson: S45.53
	Another state of the above design courtesy of Marc DeVriese
	Chapter number: 54 Chapter name: Yume-no-Ukihashi (夢浮橋, Floating Bridge of Dreams) Scene: Actor Nakamura Utaemon IV as Aoto Fujitsuna (青砥藤綱) seated on a stool before a fire with his sword bearer behind him in a scene from the kabuki play Aoto-zôshi Robinson: S45.54
	Supplement 1 Title: Kumokakure (雲隠, Behind the Clouds) Scene: Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Matsugae Sekinosuke (松ヶ枝関之助) in red kabuki makeup holding a knife in front of a lakeside teahouse Robinson: S45.55 NOTE: This print and the other five supplementary designs are titled Gleanings from the Cloudy Chapters of Genji (Genji kumo shui, 源氏雲拾遺) instead of Ukiyo-e Comparisons of the Cloudy Chapters of Genji (Genji kumo ukiyoe awase, 源氏雲浮世画合)
	Another state of the above design
	Supplement 2 Title: Sumori (巣守, Guarding the Nest) Scene: Kakugawa Monzô with his daughter Namiko (representing Kakogawa Honzô (加久川門蔵) and his daughter Konami (娘なみこ) in the Chûshingura) Robinson: S45.56
	Supplement 3 Title: Sakurabito (櫻人, Cherry Blossom-man) Scene: Seigen (清玄) holding the sleeve of a cringing Sakura-hime (さくら姫) in front of a smoking brazier Robinson: S45.57
	Supplement 4 Title: Norinoshi (法の師, Teacher of Rites) Scene: Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Oniwaka Maru (鬼若丸, childhood name of Benkei) overcoming a man who was trying to bind him with a rope Robinson: S45.58
	Supplement 5 Title: Hibariko (雲雀子, The Lark) Scene: Actor Nakamura Utaemon IV as Udaijin Toyonari (右大臣豊成) chucking a kneeling Chûjô-hime (中将姫) under the chin Robinson: S45.59
	Supplement 6 Title: Yatsuhashi (八橋) Scene: Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Teranishi Kanshin (寺西閑心) crossing a bridge over an iris pond in a scene from the kabuki play Hiyoku no inazuma Robinson: S45.60

“Robinson” refers to listing in Kuniyoshi: The Warrior-Prints by Basil William Robinson (Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY, 1982) and its privately published supplement.

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