Information
Date : 1855
Size : O-ban / Triptych
Impression : Good
Condition : Good
Detail : Slight browning
Genji-e is a genre in which the subjects of The Tale of Genji are depicted in the manner of the Edo period. Under a beautiful full moon, a lively party is being held.
Kunisada (1786 – 1865), also known as Toyokuni III, was the most popular, prolific, and commercially successful artist of ukiyo-e woodblock prints in 19th-century Japan. In his own time, his reputation far exceeded that of his contemporaries, Hokusai, Hiroshige, and Kuniyoshi.