| Artist | Kunisada II UTAGAWA (1823-1880) |
| Title | "Genji--Chapter 18, "Matsukaze" ("Wind in the Pines") |
| Date | 1857 |
| Series | "Cards of The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu" ("Murasaki Shikibu Genji Karuta") |
| Publisher | Tsutaya Kichizo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | na |
| Image Size | 9 1/8 x 13 (plus confetti-printed margins) |
| Impression | Very Fine. Nicely executed "bokashi" shading to upper sky, lower foreground, and water; "gauffrage" to title cartouche; highly detailed carving. |
| Condition | Nearly Excellent. Strong colors. (Album binding holes along right edge; some wrinkling at image corners--otherwise flawless.) Maintains original Japanese album backing. |
| Reference/Illus | na |
| Comments | A interesting scene from Lady Murasaki Shikibu's famous novel of Heian-period Japan, "The Tales Of Genji." |
| Item # | BG-430 |
| Price | $350 Reserved (Guaranteed original) |