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Prince Genji Sees Young Murasaki: Illustration for Wakamurasaki, Chapter 5, from the series The Fifty-four Chapters of the Tale of Genji
Prince Genji Sees Young Murasaki: Illustration for Wakamurasaki, Chapter 5, from the series The Fifty-four Chapters of the Tale of Genji

Prince Genji Sees Young Murasaki: Illustration for Wakamurasaki, Chapter 5, from the series The Fifty-four Chapters of the Tale of Genji

Artist/Maker (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Date1852
MediumColor woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsHorizonal ōban; overall: 9 13/16 × 14 1/16 in. (24.9 × 35.7 cm)
Credit LineMary A. Ainsworth Bequest
PortfolioThe Fifty-four Chapters of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari gojuyoncho)
Object number1950.1223
Status
Not on view
Exhibition History
Chinese and Japanese Art from Antiquity to the Present
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 17, 2002 - June 9, 2003 )
The Cultured Landscape in China and Japan
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (February 6, 2007 - August 13, 2007 )
Envisioning Edo's Splendor: The Floating World and Beyond
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (February 3, 2009 - July 19, 2009 )
Collections
  • Asian