{"product_id":"mg1577-kuniyoshi-surimono-of-a-mitate-of-nise-murasaki-inaka-genji-japanese-woodblock-print","title":"Kuniyoshi -  Surimono of a Mitate of Nise Murasaki inaka Genji","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUtagawa Kuniyoshi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1834\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ukiyo-e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Woodblock Print\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA rare Shikishiban (square format print) surimono of a Mitate of 'Nise Murasaki inaka Genji' with the song 'The path of love is never smooth'\u003cbr\u003e(Modern translation)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy did you become such an unfaithful person? You chose her over me and made her act, your cleverness is nasty. Is the moon round? Is it round, so it's the moon? It's hard to see what's going on either way. Love between men and women is a pleasure. I know that, though.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll the enka songs in this series share the final phrase, \"The world of love is a pleasure, so it's a given.\" The unfaithful man is inspired by the character \"Hikariru Kimi\" from The Tale of Genji and the character \"Hikariuji\" from \"Nishimura Genji,\" who is likened to him. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis material shows the popularity of \"Nishimurasaki Inaka Genji\" in the contemporary period. It is also evidence that daimyo also enjoyed kusazoshi. Incidentally, this surimono was on display as one of the Genji pictures at the National Museums Scotland. This material does not have the Sakuracho mark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[Kyōka]\u003cbr\u003eI gazed blankly at the sky, and the pure whiteness of the moonlight struck me, making me want to reach out and touch it. (It's a laurel tree with a straightforward heart, like a hazy moonlit night, that you'd want to draw close to you.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \"hazy\" and \"moonlit katsura\" (moon\/moonlight) reference the character \"Hazy Moonlit Night\" from The Tale of Genji and the laurel tree in \"Nishimura Genji,\" which is modeled after him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good color, silver inks. Not sure if it's backed because surimonos were often printed on thicker paper.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ehttp:\/\/user.keio.ac.jp\/~sakura\/hananari\/sdb\/srch.cgi?do=s\u0026amp;num=1459355145\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mie Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43564341035086,"sku":"MG1577","price":533.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0095\/7602\/2094\/files\/mg1577-Kuniyoshi-SurimonoofaMitateofNiseMurasakiinakaGenji-japanese-woodblock-print.jpg?v=1774122427","url":"https:\/\/miegallery.com\/en-de\/products\/mg1577-kuniyoshi-surimono-of-a-mitate-of-nise-murasaki-inaka-genji-japanese-woodblock-print","provider":"Mie Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}