• Estampe de Kunisada II, Hahakigi, Genji Karuta, détourée sur fond blanc.
  • Gros plan sur le visage du personnage féminin Utsusemi dans l’estampe Hahakagi de Kunisada II, avec coiffure traditionnelle et fond paysager.
  • Estampe japonaise ancienne de Kunisada II, série Genji Karuta, scène complète avec deux personnages à l’intérieur.
  • Détail du personnage masculin Genji à droite dans l’estampe de Kunisada II, kimono fleuri et paysage côtier en arrière-plan.
  • mise en scène d'un cadre sur un mur avec l'estampe kinasada II hahakigi murasaki shikibu genji karuta
  • rès gros plan du personnage masculin vu en angle, montrant les détails du trait et la texture du papier washi.
  • Gros plan sur les motifs floraux du kimono masculin dans l’estampe de Kunisada II, impression fine sur papier texturé.
  • Détail du kimono féminin avec effet karazuri (gaufrage à sec) sur papier washi, estampe de Kunisada II, Genji Karuta.
  • Détail du paysage visible à travers la fenêtre dans l’estampe de Kunisada II, avec pins et rivage.
  • Vue rapprochée des deux personnages principaux de l’estampe, avec sceaux et inscriptions visibles sur le côté gauche.
  • Zoom sur la lanterne rouge et le texte manuscrit dans un phylactère, estampe de Kunisada II.
  • Détail des sceaux et de la signature de l’estampe japonaise de Kunisada II, éditeur Tsutaya Kichizô.
  • Détail architectural de l’estampe avec vue sur les boiseries et un paysage nocturne à travers les barreaux.
  • Détail du bas de l’estampe, motif fleuri du kimono et sol en tatamis.
  • Vue du dos de l’estampe Hahakagi, série Genji Karuta, laissant apparaître les pigments et la finesse du papier.
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Original Japanese print - Utagawa Kunisada II - Hahakigi No. 2, Murasaki Shikibu Genji Karuta series - Edo 1857

Original Japanese print - Utagawa Kunisada II - Hahakigi No. 2, Murasaki Shikibu Genji Karuta series - Edo 1857

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    Original traditional Ukiyo-e print, woodblock print. [This print is not a modern reproduction]

    🖼️ Print type: Genji-e (illustration inspired by the Genji Monogatari)

    🎨 Artist: Utagawa Kunisada II 歌川 国貞（二代目） (signed: Kunisada ga 国貞画)

    📅 Publication date: 1857 (Ansei 4, year of the snake 1)
    Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizô 蔦屋吉蔵

    Censor seal: 改 (aratame) + zodiac calendar date
    📏 Format: Ōban / Tate-e (approx. 23.5 × 33 cm)

    Origin: Japan, found in Shizuoka Prefecture.

    Title: Hahakigi 帚木 (“The Broom Tree”) – plate no. 2
    Series: Murasaki Shikibu Genji Karuta 紫式部源氏かるた

    Subject

    This print illustrates the Hahakigi chapter of the Genji Monogatari, a foundational novel of Japanese literature written by Murasaki Shikibu in the 11th century. In this second chapter, young Genji, at the age of 17, discusses his romantic experiences with his companions, and mentions a middle-class woman he has lost track of, as well as the child she was carrying.

    Shortly after, during an unexpected stay in Kii province, Genji meets Utsusemi, the governor's stepmother. Seduced by her discretion and elegance, he manages to enter her room at night.

    The print depicts this moment: Genji, slipping into the intimacy of an enclosed space, attempts to approach a married woman, who subsequently rejects him.

    The title Hahakigi, literally "broom tree," is a metaphor for elusive love – light, carried away by the wind. It is a scene where desire, restraint, and solitude subtly intertwine.

    ✒️ Artistic details

    The print is distinguished by a refined composition, where the shadows cast by the moonlight structure the space in a very modern way.
    The diagonal shadows and openings to the landscape create an almost cinematic atmosphere.
    The kimono patterns are carefully printed, and areas of karazuri (dry embossing) are visible on the garments, adding relief and texture.

    📦 Condition

    Original antique print, well preserved.
    ➕ Fresh colors, fine impression, flexible and embossed paper.
    ➖ Wear on the edges, some old wormholes in the upper and lower edges (not affecting the scene and decoration).

    🦝 Our opinion

    A rare and poetic plate, from a major narrative series.
    We particularly appreciate the very modern and graphic moonlight and the Karazuri technique on the kimono.

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