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Lady at the Bridge (Hishihime)
19th centuryKuniyoshi Utagawa
Kanda, Japan 1797–1861 Kanda, Japan
Classification:
Print
Medium/Technique:
Woodblock printed in color
Credit Line:
Bequest of the Reverend John J. Kelley
Accession Number:
1966.1.559
Not on display - Available to view by appointment
Commentary
Scene taken from chapter number forty-five where Watanabe no Tsuna encountering the demon woman at Modori Bridge at Ichijô in Kyoto. From the series Heroic Comparisons for the Chapters of Genji (Buyu Nazorae Genji). The publisher was Iba-ya Sensaburô, circa 1843. [Text prepared for exhibition- FromTtheatre and Teahouse (2007)]
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This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Ukiyo-e: The Floating World Saint Joseph College Art Gallery , 4/10/1984 - 9/30/1984
- From Theatre and Teahouse: Actors and Courtesans in Japanese Woodblock Prints Art Museum, University of Saint Joseph , 11/30/2006 - 1/28/2007
- Telling Tales , 6/18/2010 - 9/5/2010
- Costume and Customs in 19th Century Japanese Woodblock Prints Art Museum, University of Saint Joseph , 1/10/2014 - 3/16/2014
- Paper Dimensions: 37.4 x 17 cm (14 3/4 x 6 11/16 in.)
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