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Subject:Please help identify art signature
Posted By: David D Fri, Feb 08, 2019 IP: 2601:18d:57f:bac0:18
Really nice, but can get any info on the signature







Subject:Re: Please help identify art signature
Posted By: I.Nagy Sun, Feb 10, 2019
Cartouche,
源氏五十四帖　三　-　Genji gojushi-chō 3 - Fifty-four chapters of the Tale of Genji No.3

空蝉　　　　　　　-　Utsusemi - The Lady of Locust Shell

Waka poem,
うつせみのみを - Utsusemi no mi wo
かへてみる　木の - kahete miru ki no
もとに - moto ni
なほ人がらの - naho hitogara no
なつかしきな - natsukashiki na
"Beneath a tree a locust`s empty shell
Sadly I muse upon the shell of lady"

Seal,
華曉樓主人　-　Kagyorō-shujin - Pseudonym　of

Ogata Gekkō　尾形月耕　1859-1920

(Year of publication; 1859-*1920)

With regards,
I.Nagy

Subject:Re: Please help identify art signature
Posted By: David D Mon, Feb 11, 2019
wow, thank you so much

Subject:Re: Please help identify art signature
Posted By: Guy Sun, Feb 10, 2019
It is a woodblock print by Ogata Gekko (尾形月耕, 1859 – 1920) from the series 'Genji gojūshi-jō' (源氏五十四帖 - The 54 chapters of the Tale of the Genji) published by Yokoyama Ryôhachi between 1892-95. Your print depicts chapter 3.

Guy.

URL Title :Ogata Gekko - Genji


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