Japanese Print "Asagao 朝顔 (No. 20 Morning Glory) / Genji kumo ukiyoe awase 源氏雲浮世絵合 (Ukiyo-e Parallels for the Cloudy Chapters of the Tale of Genji)" by Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Artist:Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Title:Asagao 朝顔 (No. 20 Morning Glory) / Genji kumo ukiyoe awase 源氏雲浮世絵合 (Ukiyo-e Parallels for the Cloudy Chapters of the Tale of Genji)
Date:1845-1846
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Source:British Museum
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Description:
Woodblock print, oban tate-e. The kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Fuwa Banzaemon stepping out of a palanquin drawing his sword; the silhouettes of two figures duelling in the background. Poem inscribed above.