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Chapter 25: Fireflies (Hotaru)

Utagawa KUNISADA
Chapter 25: Fireflies (Hotaru)
 (c. 1845)
from the Tale of Genji series

Medium
colour woodblock

Measurements
25.2 × 18.2 cm (image and sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1957

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Japan

Inscription
printed in ink (in image) u.r.: (censor seal: Fukatsu Ihei, 1843-45)
printed in ink (in image) (in Japanese characters) u.r.: Gonji Kaori no zu / (Genji crest: 25) / Hotaru
printed in ink (in image) (in Japanese characters) l.r.: Ichiyosai Toyokuni ga / (Yanamatoya Heikichi's seal: publisher)

Accession Number
3678.2-4

Department
Asian Art

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