Miotsukushi

Miotsukushi is an original modern artwork realized by Utagawa Kunisada and Hiroshige II in 1864

Woodcut Print Oban Format.

From the series "Omokage Genji gojuyo" (In reference to the 54 episodes of Genji), the 14th episode "Miotsukushi" (Floating characters). The terminally ill Rokujo no Miyasudokoro entrusts her daughter to Genji. Main image: Mooring and reeds on the shore of river.

Signature Ryusai (Hiroshige II). Main image Sign.: Kochoro Kunisada ga. Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizo. Censorship: Aratame.

Good impression with blind printing (Hamaguri shells in waves, fan folds), margins slightly creased and yellowed due to wormholes, margins partly cut.