“Genji imayō emaki ara hi”源氏今様絵巻 あらひ(Genji konyou picture scroll washing)

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Original woodblock print vertical diptych – Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865)Utagawa Toyokuni III – “Genji imayō emaki ara hi”源氏今様絵巻 あらひ(Genji konyou picture scroll washing)- Japan – 1853(Kaei 5 period)November

Kunisada is a art work around the age of 67.

The signature says “OukouToyokuni e”国貞画”.

A backing is attached to increase the strength.

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Utagawa Kunisada,also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III,was the most popular, prolific and commercially successful designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints in 19th-century Japan.In his own time,his reputation far exceeded that of his contemporaries,Hokusai,Hiroshige and Kuniyoshi.