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Chapter 32: Plum tree branch (Umegae)

Chapter 32: Plum tree branch (Umegae)
(c. 1845)
from the Tale of Genji series

Medium
colour woodblock

Measurements
25.1 × 18.0 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.: Genji Kaori no 3 / (Genji crest: 32) / Umegae
printed in ink (in image) (in Japanese characters) l.r.: Kochoro Kunisada ga
printed in ink (in image) (in Japanese characters) l.c.: (Yamamotoya Heikichi's seal: publisher)
printed in ink (in image) (in Japanese characters)

Accession Number
3678.9-4

Department
Asian Art

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