Genji monogatari 54TITLE TRANSLATION:Scene fifty-four of Tale of Genji. – Historic Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Genji monogatari 54TITLE TRANSLATION:Scene fifty-four of Tale of Genji., a historic print rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Genji monogatari 54TITLE TRANSLATION:Scene fifty-four of Tale of Genji.
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Chapter fifty-four of *The Tale of Genji* is the last of the work's fifty-four chapters, traditionally titled "The Floating Bridge of Dreams," and this color woodcut depicts that closing scene. Murasaki Shikibu, a lady at the Heian court, wrote the novel in the early eleventh century, and its stories of courtly love and aging became a favorite subject for later Japanese artists. The print is signed Hiroshige, and because it dates to 1852, within the lifetime of Utagawa Hiroshige I, it is most likely his work, though the signature alone does not settle the question.
| Created / published | 1852 |
|---|---|
| Creator | Murasaki Shikibu b. 978? author. |
| Medium | 1 print on hōsho paper : woodcut color ; 21 x 34.5 cm. (block) 21.5 x 34.5 cm. (sheet) |
| Notes | Title from item. Signature: Hiroshige ga. Hiroshige I was alive in 1852. It is less likely that the artist is Hiroshige II because this print is not of the Yokohama genre. Seal date is unidentified. Annotations stamps etc. on verso of print: 400110-230; Fine Prints Division LC. Earlier control number: 54. Gift; Mrs. E. Crane Chadbourne; 1930; (DLC/PP-1930:47623a). Forms part of: Chadbourne collection of Japanese prints (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Literature--Japanese--1850-1860. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Japanese Fine Prints |
| Original scan | 5,000 × 4,052 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-JFP-227711 |
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