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Genjigumo ukiyo-e awase

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1798-1861) (Artist)

Iseya Ichibei (Publisher)

1845-46 (late Edo)

mulberry paper, pigments
(Japan and Korea )

The evil lady-in-waiting Iwafuji plots to kill the shogun in the play "Kagamiyama kokyo no nishikie" ("The Women's Chushingura"). This chapter of "The Tale of Genji" also concerns ladies-in-waiting and divided loyalties at the court.

Inscription

[Signature] Chooro Kuniyoshi ga; [Transcription] Genban Ise-shi; [Translation] First published Ise city

Provenance

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Justine Lewis Keidel [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1986, by gift.

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Geographies

Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)

Measurements

14 1/2 x 10 1/16 in. (36.8 x 25.5 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Justine Lewis Keidel, 1986

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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95.110

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