Genji no Waka Omi Hakkei Yuran no Zu (源氏乃君近江八景遊覧乃図, Genji in His Youth Enjoying the Eight Views of Lake Biwa)
Collection:CSM Museum & Study Collection
Date: 1863
Maker: Utagawa Kunichika (豊原国周)
Artist: Hori-Mino (彫巳の)
Medium: O-ban Nishiki-e (大判錦絵３枚続, large-format coloured print triptych)
Object number: O.12.11
DescriptionA print featuring The Tale of Genji (源氏物語), a novel written by Murasaki Shikibu (紫式部) in the Heian period, 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 ukiyoe 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.
This print depicts a scene where a moon-viewing boat floats on Lake Biwa (琵琶湖) at the height of the harvest moon in mid-autumn (中秋の名月), and a person who looks like Hikaru Genji (光源氏), the protagonist enjoys the entertainment with well-dressed females, together with the Eight Views of Omi (近江八景).
During the Edo period, stories and ukiyoe 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.
This print depicts a scene where a moon-viewing boat floats on Lake Biwa (琵琶湖) at the height of the harvest moon in mid-autumn (中秋の名月), and a person who looks like Hikaru Genji (光源氏), the protagonist enjoys the entertainment with well-dressed females, together with the Eight Views of Omi (近江八景).
