1985.42.3 - Chapter 2: Hahaki Gi (The Broom Tree)
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Object Typeprint
ArtistKunisada II
Date Made1857
Item Details
Object Typeprint
ArtistKunisada II
Date Made1857
Accession Number
1985.42.3
Title
Chapter 2: Hahaki Gi (The Broom Tree)
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
sheet: 36.2 x 24.7 cm; image: 33.3 x 23.4 cm
Description
This print illustrates chapter 2, "Hahaki Gi" in the novel "Genji Monogatari". It depicts two figures, one reaching out for the other; they are looking at each other. Both are kneeling.
"Genji slipped the latch open…
This print illustrates chapter 2, "Hahaki Gi" in the novel "Genji Monogatari". It depicts two figures, one reaching out for the other; they are looking at each other. Both are kneeling.
"Genji slipped the latch open ... A curtain had been set up just inside ... He made his way through to her side. She lay by herself, a slight little figure." (From Edward G. Seidensticker tr., The Tale of Genji. New York: Knopf, 1976, p. 42)
Credit Line
Purchased by University Collections; Alma Mater Art Acquisitions Fund; Community Special Projects Fund; AEEF Fund
Location
Print Study Centre
Citation
Page Citation for 1985.42.3 - Chapter 2: Hahaki Gi (The Broom Tree)
Page Citation
"1985.42.3 - Chapter 2: Hahaki Gi (The Broom Tree), University of Alberta Museums Art Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/11-4846. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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1985.42.3 - Chapter 2: Hahaki Gi (The Broom Tree)
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Author
Murasaki Shikibu, b. 978?
Title
Genji monogatori (The tale of Genji; a novel in six parts, by Lady Murasaki)