Genji Viewing Snow From A Balcony — Toyohara Kunichika

Genji Viewing Snow From a Balcony

A serene scene of Prince Genji dining amidst falling snow captured in this 1867 Japanese woodblock print by Toyohara Kunichika, offering a peaceful glimpse into the Meiji era available for your collection.


Toyohara Kunichika (1835 - 1900)

Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900) fue un destacado artista ukiyo-e japonés, famoso por sus vibrantes grabados de actores kabuki y escenas femeninas. Preservó técnicas tradicionales en la transición del período Edo al Meiji, dejando una huella duradera en el arte moderno japonés.

Museos de Victoria (Melbourne, Australia)

Museos Victoria

This woodblock print depicts Prince Genji dining while viewing falling snow from a river side balcony. It wasproduced by the Japanese woodblock artist Toyohara Kunichika, carved by Hori-ei and published by Kiya Sojiro in Tokyo, Japan, in July 1867. It is possibly the central panel of an original triptych; a work of art comprised of three distinct panels.The scene is a Genji-e or Mitate-e; a parody illustration of the original Genji story. A popular subject for many Japanese print artists in the nineteenth century,