Gappitsu Genji Teichu no Yuki (合筆源氏 庭中之雪, A view of snow in the Garden from the Series of Genji by Collaborating Brushes)
Collection:CSM Museum & Study Collection
Date: 1859
Maker: Utagawa Kunisada (歌川国貞)
Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重)
Medium: O-ban Nishiki-e (大判錦絵３枚続, large-format coloured print triptych)
Object number: O.12.17
DescriptionThis print was a collaboration between two very popular artists, Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重) and Utagawa Kunisada (歌川国貞).
A 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.
A 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.
