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Chapter 25: Fireflies (Hotaru)

Chapter 25: Fireflies (Hotaru)
(c. 1845)
from the Tale of Genji series

Medium
colour woodblock
Measurements
25.2 × 18.2 cm (image and sheet)
Place/s of Execution
Japan
Inscription
printed in ink (in image) u.r.: (censor seal: Fukatsu Ihei, 1843-45)
printed in ink (in image) (in Japanese characters) u.r.: Gonji Kaori no zu / (Genji crest: 25) / Hotaru
printed in ink (in image) (in Japanese characters) l.r.: Ichiyosai Toyokuni ga / (Yanamatoya Heikichi's seal: publisher)
Accession Number
3678.2-4
Department
Asian Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1957
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Gordon Darling Foundation
Gallery location
Not on display