Ch. 9, Aoi, from the series The Color Print Contest of a Modern Genji

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1865). Ch. 9, Aoi, from the series The Color Print Contest of a Modern Genji, 1852, 2nd month. Color woodblock print on paper, 9 3/4 x 7 in. (24.8 x 17.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X864.2. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

Title

Ch. 9, Aoi, from the series The Color Print Contest of a Modern Genji

Date

1852, 2nd month

Period

Edo Period

Geography

Place made: Japan

Medium

Color woodblock print on paper

Classification

Print

Dimensions

9 3/4 x 7 in. (24.8 x 17.8 cm)

Signatures

Toyokuni ga (豊国画)

Markings

Publisher: Sanoya Kihei (Kikakudō)

Credit Line

Brooklyn Museum Collection

Accession Number

X864.2

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