Man-Pai / Kuniyoshi: Genji#04 Yugao

Kuniyoshi: Genji Kumo Ukiyo-e Awase, Yugao (1845/46)

 

Artist

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1835-1900)

Series

Genji kumo ukiyo-e awase

Ukiyo-e comparison of the cloudy chapters of Genji

Title

Chapter 4: Yugao

Date

1845/46

Signature/Seal

Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga with Kiri seal

Publisher

Iseya Ichibei

Format

Oban Tate-e

Observations

The print shows Orie, the wife of Yazama Jutaro, one of the 47 Ronin from the play  Kanadehon Chushingura (click here to read information on the play). She is shown in the snow with a large dog besides her. 

The print probably refers to the play Chushin Koshaku Yukifuri no dan, or Meeting of the Loyal Ones in Snow, the where both meet in Edo after a long separation, in a famous snow scene.

 

 

 

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