Totoya Hokkei (Japanese, 1780-1850). Prince Kaoru and Ukifune in the Drifting Boat, Chapter 51 from the Tale of Genji, c...

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Totoya Hokkei (Japanese, 1780-1850)
Prince Kaoru and Ukifune in the Drifting Boat, Chapter 51 from the Tale of Genji, circa 1826
Surimono woodblock print with gaufrage, embellished with gold and silver mica
9-1/8 x 8 inches (23.2 x 20.3 cm) (sheet, shikishiban)
Signed: Hokkei
Produced for Akabane ren Poetry Circle with their emblem in red ink

With poems by Hananomon Masao, Akebono no Haruko, and Fukukitei Kanemitsu.

Additional impressions of this work can be found in the collections of the Yale University Art Gallery; and the Allen Memorial Art Museum.



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