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Yorikane met lokken haar van zijn geliefde, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1846

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Yorikane met lokken haar van zijn geliefde, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1846

color woodcut, h 357mm × w 240mm More details

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Identification

Title(s)

Ukiyo e parallels to the cloudy chapters of the Genji (series title on object)

Object type

Object number

RP-P-2018-3133

Description

Sakingo Yorikane afgebeeld op een maanverlichte nacht, met lokken haar van zijn geliefde en door hem vermoorde Takao. Yorikane was verliefd op de courtisane Takao en kocht haar vrij door haar gewicht in goud te betalen. Nadat Takao vertelde dat de liefde niet wederzijds is, vermoord Yorikane haar.

Creation

Artist

print maker: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (mentioned on object)
publisher: Iseya Ichiemon (mentioned on object)

Place

Japan

Dating

c. 1846

Material and Technique

Material

paper

Technique

color woodcut

Measurements

height 357 mm × width 240 mm

Subject

What

lock of hair
adult man
full moon

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

Gift of H.J. Herwig and A.H. Herwig-Kempers

Acquisition

gift 5-Sep-2018

Copyright

Public domain

Persistent URL

To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.720723