Aki no Raku (秋の楽, Pleasure of Autumn)
Collection:CSM Museum & Study Collection
Date: 1853
Maker: Utagawa Kuniteru (歌川国輝)
Medium: O-ban Nishiki-e (大判錦絵３枚続, large-format coloured print triptych)
Object number: O.12.7
DescriptionThis print belongs to the genre of 'Genji-e (源氏絵).' For the people of the Edo period, The Tale of Genji was basic culture.
During the Edo period, stories and ukiyo-e prints, in which the setting of the Tale of Genji was changed from the Heian period to the Edo period, also became widely popular among people. This print is one such example, with the figures on screen dressed in Edo period clothing.
Genji, the protagonist of the Tales of Genji (源氏物語) and the ladies in beautiful costumes are enjoying moon with autumn leaves in this print.
During the Edo period, stories and ukiyo-e prints, in which the setting of the Tale of Genji was changed from the Heian period to the Edo period, also became widely popular among people. This print is one such example, with the figures on screen dressed in Edo period clothing.
Genji, the protagonist of the Tales of Genji (源氏物語) and the ladies in beautiful costumes are enjoying moon with autumn leaves in this print.
