1985.42.4 - Chapter 3: Utsusemi (The Shell of the Locust)
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Object Typeprint
ArtistKunisada II
Date Made1857
Item Details
Object Typeprint
ArtistKunisada II
Date Made1857
Accession Number
1985.42.4
Title
Chapter 3: Utsusemi (The Shell of the Locust)
Object Type
print
Artist
Kunisada II
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Date Made
1857
Place Made
Japan
Culture/Nationality
Japanese
Materials
ink on paper; woodcut
Measurements
image: 33.3 x 28.3 cm; sheet: 36.4 x 24.8 cm
Description
This print illustrates chapter 3, "Utsusemi" in the novel "Genji Monogatari". There are two figures, one standing and one seated. They are both looking in the direction of the shelter.
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Purchased by University Collections; Alma Mater Art Acquisitions Fund; Community Special Projects Fund; AEEF Fund
Location
Print Study Centre
Citation
Page Citation for 1985.42.4 - Chapter 3: Utsusemi (The Shell of the Locust)
Page Citation
"1985.42.4 - Chapter 3: Utsusemi (The Shell of the Locust), University of Alberta Museums Art Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/11-364. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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1985.42.4 - Chapter 3: Utsusemi (The Shell of the Locust)
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Publications
Author
Murasaki Shikibu, b. 978?
Title
Genji monogatori (The tale of Genji; a novel in six parts, by Lady Murasaki)