A cat (?) on a leash carries a letter from a princess who has pulled aside a screen to gaze on the young man to whom she sends the letter; he holds a ball used in the courtly form of football. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1857.

  • Utagawa, Kunisada, 1823-1880.
Date:
1857
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36774i
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From a set reworking scenes from the famous tenth and eleventh century novel 'Tale of ginji' by Murasaki Shikibu: this scene shows an episode in chapter xx, the oak. Kunisada I, began the vogue for 'contemporary' versions of Genji

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Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], 1857.

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1 print : woodcut, printed in colours

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Kōchōrō Kunisada-ga Bears publisher's mark, censor's seal and set title Line of poetry in the white shell; the red shell gives the chapter number and also the symbol linked to each chapter

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Wellcome Collection 36774i

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