About This Print
In this scene from chapter 16, Sekiya, Prince Genji (his carriage in the foreground), now 28 years old, passes his former lover Utsusemi (her carriage among the maples) at the barrier of Mount Ōsaka on his way to Ishiayama-dera Temple.
Source: Genji gojūshijō 源氏五十四帖, published by Shin Kōbe Shinbunsha, 1974.
In solemn splendour, the party of the Vice Governor of Hitachi was parading along the mountain-path lined with gorgeous-tinted trees of the Autumn. At the sight of this parade, Genji knew that his old sweetheart was coming back from afar. In his heart surged a secret yearning for Utsusemi.
For an excellent introduction to The Tale of Genji see Penguin's "Short Summary of the Tale" at https://www.penguin.com/static/packages/us/taleofgenji/introduction3.php
About The Album
For information about the album please go to Hahakigi (chapter 2) from the album Illustrations for Genji monogatari in Fifty-Four Wood-Cut Prints on this site.
Print Details
| IHL Catalog | #2470 |
| Title or Description |  variously translated as A Meeting at the Frontier, The Gatehouse, At the Pass, The Barrier Gate, A Barrier-Keeper's House |
| Series | Illustrations for Genji monogatari in Fifty-Four Wood-Cut Prints 木版画源氏五十四帖 Mokuhanga Genji gojūyonjō |
| Artist | Ebina Masao (1913-1980) |
| Signature | not signed |
| Seal | 正夫 Masao |
| Publication Date | 1953 or after (originally issued 1953; multiple editions are known) |
| Publisher | Yamada Shoin 山田書院 |
| Carver | carving supervised by Yoshio Kawamo [Kawatsura Yoshio 川面義雄 (1880-1963)] |
| Printer | |
| Impression | excellent |
| Colors | excellent |
| Condition | excellent - paper wrinkling |
| Genre | genji-e |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Format | ōban |
| H x W Paper | 8 7/8 x 12 7/16 in. (22.5 x 31.6 cm) |
| H x W Image | 8 7/16 x 12 1/16 in. (21.3 x 30.6 cm) |
| Collections This Print | Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College 2010.1.25; University of Kansas Libraries KU Bib ID: 4123242 (entire portfolio; images not shown); National Diet Library Call Number 913.36-E17g-K (entire portfolio dated 1958; images not shown) |
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