Title: 源氏物語 (2) (The Tale of Genji (2)). Ed. 47/70.
Series: 源氏物語 (The Tale of Genji): a series of 10 ((1)-(10)) picture-poems (edition of 70) published in 1974 celebrating Japan’s greatest work of literary prose. Written in the early eleventh Century by Murasaki Shikibu - a novelist, poet, and lady-in-waiting at the Imperial court - the Tale of Genji (源氏物語) follows the fictionary life & romances of Hikaru Genji. A legend celebrated in Japanese art throughout the centuries; Yayanagi turns his playful hand to the theme. The Kojiki 古事記, and further picture poem series’: The Earth...and Now 地球…そして今は, Men & Women 男と女, & The Flying Pencils 飛んだえんぴつ soon follow during this new prolific period of 1970’s Pop-Uki silkscreen printing.
Artist: 矢柳剛 Go (Tsuyoshi) Yayanagi (1933-Present).
Signed & Dated: Signed and dated in pencil, 1974.
Medium: Silkscreen.
Paper Size: Approx H: 79.5cm x W: 55.00cm.
Condition: Excellent. Paper in fabulous condition with edges & corners clean and intact. Colours remain bold & vibrant. Please refer to photos / Contact for any further questions & condition report.
Notes: Read Online: The Metropolitan Museum of Art - MetPublications: The Tale of Genji: A Japanese Classic Illuminated by Carpenter, John T., and Melissa McCormick with Monika Bincsik and Kyoko Kinoshita, preface by Sano Midori (2019).
Title: 源氏物語 (2) (The Tale of Genji (2)). Ed. 47/70.
Series: 源氏物語 (The Tale of Genji): a series of 10 ((1)-(10)) picture-poems (edition of 70) published in 1974 celebrating Japan’s greatest work of literary prose. Written in the early eleventh Century by Murasaki Shikibu - a novelist, poet, and lady-in-waiting at the Imperial court - the Tale of Genji (源氏物語) follows the fictionary life & romances of Hikaru Genji. A legend celebrated in Japanese art throughout the centuries; Yayanagi turns his playful hand to the theme. The Kojiki 古事記, and further picture poem series’: The Earth...and Now 地球…そして今は, Men & Women 男と女, & The Flying Pencils 飛んだえんぴつ soon follow during this new prolific period of 1970’s Pop-Uki silkscreen printing.
Artist: 矢柳剛 Go (Tsuyoshi) Yayanagi (1933-Present).
Signed & Dated: Signed and dated in pencil, 1974.
Medium: Silkscreen.
Paper Size: Approx H: 79.5cm x W: 55.00cm.
Condition: Excellent. Paper in fabulous condition with edges & corners clean and intact. Colours remain bold & vibrant. Please refer to photos / Contact for any further questions & condition report.
Notes: Read Online: The Metropolitan Museum of Art - MetPublications: The Tale of Genji: A Japanese Classic Illuminated by Carpenter, John T., and Melissa McCormick with Monika Bincsik and Kyoko Kinoshita, preface by Sano Midori (2019).
