Accession Number
1985.42.31
Title
Chapter 30: Fuji Bakama (Purple Trousers)
Object Type
print
Artist
Kunisada II
View People Details »Date Made
1857
Place Made
Japan
Culture/Nationality
Japanese
Materials
ink on paper; woodcut
Measurements
image: 33.1 x 23.6 cm; sheet: 36.4 x 24.8 cm
Description
This print illustrates chapter 30, "Fuji Bakama" in the novel "Genji Monogatari." There are two figures facing each other in an outdoor setting. A building is visible in the background. In this chapter, Yugiri,…
This print illustrates chapter 30, "Fuji Bakama" in the novel "Genji Monogatari." There are two figures facing each other in an outdoor setting. A building is visible in the background. In this chapter, Yugiri, Genji's son, offers some mistflowers [Fujibakama] to Tamakazura to woo her, but she rejects him.
Credit Line
Purchased by University Collections; Alma Mater Art Acquisitions Fund; Community Special Projects Fund; AEEF Fund
Location
Print Study Centre
"1985.42.31 - Chapter 30: Fuji Bakama (Purple Trousers), University of Alberta Museums Art Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/11-350. Accessed 10 May. 2025.