Prince Genji Visits the Gankirō Tea House
5th month, 1860
Medium
Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Image (a): 10 1/4 x 14 3/4 in. (26 x 37.5 cm) Image (b): 10 1/8 x 14 3/4 in. (25.7 x 37.5 cm) Image (c): 10 1/4 x 14 3/4 in. (26 x 37.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of William S. Lieberman, 2005
Accession Number
2007.49.276a–c
Tags
About the Artist
Utagawa Kunisada|Utagawa Kunitoki · 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...