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
Rights
Public Domain
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...