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Yashima Gakutei
Prince Genji and Tō no Chūjō Performing the Dance of the Blue Wave, from the Tale of Genjicirca 1819

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Japanese woodblock surimono print, two figures in black court robes and orange patterned undergarments kneeling before a flaming oval shrine, with vertical columns of Japanese text at left

Yashima Gakutei, Prince Genji and Tō no Chūjō Performing the Dance of the Blue Wave, from the Tale of Genji, circa 1819, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Caroline and Jarred Morse, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Yashima Gakutei
Title
Prince Genji and Tō no Chūjō Performing the Dance of the Blue Wave, from the Tale of Genji
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
circa 1819
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Color woodblock print; surimono, mica and gold
Dimensions
Image: 7 15/16 × 7 3/16 in. (20.16 × 18.26 cm) Sheet: 8 1/16 × 7 5/16 in. (20.48 × 18.57 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Caroline and Jarred Morse
Accession Number
M.80.219.53
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art