About This Print
In this scene from chapter 43, The Red Plums, it is the spring of Kaoru-no-Kimi’s 24th year. Azechi-no-Dainagon admires the red plum blossoms while listening to koto music played by his wife, Makibashira.
Source: Genji gojūshijō 源氏五十四帖, published by Shin Kōbe Shinbunsha, 1974.
One day when the red plum blossoms were beautifully out in his garden, Dainagon made a present of a flower-laden twig to Niou-Hyōbukyō-no-Miya to whom he wanted to marry his second daughter. However, no favorable replay was received.
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 | #2548 |
| Title or Description |  variously translated as The Rose Plum; Red Plum Blossoms; Red Plum |
| 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 | good- overall light toning; paper abrasion along right of bottom margin; thinning along top margin verso from removal from folder; brown spot (possibly foxing) below artist seal left bottom of image |
| Genre | genji-e |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Format | ōban |
| H x W Paper | 9 1/4 x 13 1/16 in. (23.5 x 33.2 cm) |
| H x W Image | 8 5/16 x 12 in. (21.1 x 30.5 cm) |
| Collections This Print | Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College 2014.1.52; 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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8/15/2021 created
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