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TSUKIOKA SETTEI. The Third Princess with her Cat, from the New Herbs I" (Wakana I) chapter The Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari}"

The Third Princess with her Cat, from the "New Herbs I" (Wakana I)
chapter The Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari}. Artist: Tsukioka Settei (Japanese, 1710-1786). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Image: 34 13/16 × 12 7/16 in. (88.5 × 31.6 cm)
Overall with mounting: 70 1/4 × 17 13/16 in. (178.5 × 45.2 cm)
Overall with knobs: 70 1/4 × 19 3/4 in. (178.5 × 50.2 cm). Date: 18th century.
The focal point of one of the tragic romances in the second half of The Tale of Genji is the childlike Third Princess, whom Genji takes to wife in his middle years. While pursuing her runaway cat, the young girl emerges from her living quarters and is seen by Kashiwagi, son of Genji's best friend, who falls in love with her. This results in a clandestine relationship, Kashiwagi's guilt-inspired illness and death, and an infant passed off--with Genji's unspoken knowledge of the truth--as Genji's offspring.
Settei, born in Omi Province, lived and worked in Osaka as an ukiyo-e painter and print artist, designing numerous printed books and producing paintings of beautiful women dressed in the height of contemporary fashion. Many of these were geisha and courtesans, although his late works also included courtly subject matter.

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Auteur: TSUKIOKA SETTEI (1710-1786)

Titre: The Third Princess with her Cat, from the New Herbs I" (Wakana I) chapter The Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari}"

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The Third Princess with her Cat, from the "New Herbs I" (Wakana I) chapter The Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari}. Artist: Tsukioka Settei (Japanese, 1710-1786). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Image: 34 13/16 × 12 7/16 in. (88.5 × 31.6 cm) Overall with mounting: 70 1/4 × 17 13/16 in. (178.5 × 45.2 cm) Overall with knobs: 70 1/4 × 19 3/4 in. (178.5 × 50.2 cm). Date: 18th century. The focal point of one of the tragic romances in the second half of The Tale of Genji is the childlike Third Princess, whom Genji takes to wife in his middle years. While pursuing her runaway cat, the young girl emerges from her living quarters and is seen by Kashiwagi, son of Genji's best friend, who falls in love with her. This results in a clandestine relationship, Kashiwagi's guilt-inspired illness and death, and an infant passed off--with Genji's unspoken knowledge of the truth--as Genji's offspring. Settei, born in Omi Province, lived and worked in Osaka as an ukiyo-e painter and print artist, designing numerous printed books and producing paintings of beautiful women dressed in the height of contemporary fashion. Many of these were geisha and courtesans, although his late works also included courtly subject matter.

Technique/matériel: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

Période: Edo period (1615-1868)

Musée: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Crédit: Album

Taille de l'image: 3148 × 4200 px | 37.8 MB

Taille d'impression: 26.7 × 35.6 cm | 1239.4 × 1653.5 in (300 dpi)

Mots clés: ART ASIATIQUE • ASIA • ENCRE • JAPAN • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • SOIE • TISSU: SOIE • TSUKIOKA SETTEI