Genji roku no hana
Utagawa Kunisada
1854
Medium
One sheet of a triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
14 5/8 x 10 in. (37.1 x 25.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture
Japan
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1985
Accession Number
JP3686
Tags
AnimalsWomenFlowersTrees
About the Artist
Utagawa Kunisada · 1786–1864
**Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1865)** Born in 1786 in the Honjo district of Edo (modern Tokyo), Utagawa Kunisada hailed from a family with a hereditary ferry-boat service that provided financial stability, allowing him to pursue art from a young age. His father, an amateur poet of note, died shortly after his birth, leaving young Sumida Shōgorō (Kunisada's childhood name) to nurture his evident talent...