Utagawa KUNISADA
Chapter 23: Warbler's first song (Hatsune)
(c. 1845)
from the Tale of Genji series

Medium
colour woodblock

Measurements
25.3 × 18.2 cm (image and sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1957

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Japan

Inscription
printed in ink (in image) (in Japanese characters) u.r: Genji Kaori no zu / (Genji crest: 23) / Hatsune / (censor seal: Tukatsu Ihei, 1843-45)
printed in ink (in image) (in Japanese characters) l.r.: Kochoro Kunisada ga / (Yamanotoya Heikichi's seal: publisher)

Accession Number
3678.1-4

Department
Asian Art

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Utagawa KUNISADA
Chapter 23: Warbler's first song (Hatsune)
(c. 1845)
from the Tale of Genji series