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Ch. 9, Aoi, from the series The Color Print Contest of a Modern Genji (Ima Genji nishiki-e awase)

1852 (Kaei 5), intercalary 2nd month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical chûban; 24.6 × 18.2 cm (9 11/16 × 7 3/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Charles E. Clark
Accession number2019.1977.42
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsPoem: Hototogisu/ mata hitokoe o/ futabakusa/ kazasu shirushi ni/ ware wa kikikemu 「ほとゝきすまたひとこゑを二葉草かさすしるしに我はきゝけむ 尚古堂守俊」
ProvenanceBy 1897, Dr. Charles E. Clark, Lynn, MA; 1897, gift of Dr. Clark to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 30, 2019)
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