Ukiyo-e Comparisons of the Cloudy Chapters of Genji, Part III

	Chapter number: 41 Chapter name: Maboroshi (The Wizard) Scene: The evil magician Nikki Danjô Naonori in court robes standing in front of a cloud of smoke Robinson: S45.41 NOTE: The discoloration of Nikki Danjô’s clothing is chemically changed ink–not dirt.
	Another state of the above print
	Chapter number: 42 Chapter name: Niônomiya (His Perfumed Highness) Scene: Ushiwaka Maru, disguised as Torazô, holding a document box with Minadzuru-hime standing behind him Robinson: S45.42
	Chapter number: 43 Chapter name: Kôbai (The Rose Plum) Scene: Keyamura Rokusuke with O-Sono behind him holding plum blossoms Robinson: S45.43
	Chapter number: 44 Chapter name: Takegawa (Bamboo River) Scene: Sakingo Ashikaga Yorikane by moonlight, with drawn dirk and two hanks of hair; having just murdered the courtesan Takao Robinson: S45.44
	Chapter number: 45 Chapter name: Hashihime (Lady at the Bridge) Scene: Chidori escaping from a castle two swords pursued by two men in a scene from the kabuki play ‘Sembonzakura’ Robinson: S45.45
	Chapter number: 46 Chapter name: Shii-ga-moto (Beneath the Oak Tree) Scene: Gonta picking up petals watched by Wakaba-no-naishi and her son Rokudai-gozen Robinson: S45.46
	Chapter number: 47 Chapter name: Agemaki (Tasseled Knots) Scene: Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Sukeroku with drawn sword tossing Sempei in the air in a scene from the kabuki play ‘Sukeroku’ Robinson: S45.47
	Chapter number: 48 Chapter name: Sawarabi (Early Ferns) Scene: Lady Masaoka seated on a balcony watching her son Chimatsu enjoying sweets from a large box Robinson: S45.48
	Chapter number: 49 Chapter name: Yadorigi (The Ivy) Scene: Actor Onoe Kikugorô III as Kwanshôjô (Sugawara no Michizane) turning away from actor Iwai Kumesaburô as Kariya-hime in a scene from the kabuki play ‘Sugawara’ Robinson: S45.49
	Chapter number: 50 Chapter name: Azumaya (Eastern Cottage) Scene: The low ranking retainer (ashigaru) Kichiyemon arranging sandals from a scene in the Ichimisai-Kyôgoku revenge story Robinson: S45.50
	Another state of the above print
	Chapter number: 51 Chapter name: Ukifune (Boat on the Water) Scene: O-Matsu attacking Akabori Midzuyemon on a boat Robinson: S45.51
	Chapter number: 52 Chapter name: Kagerô (Drake Fly) Scene: Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as sumô wrestler Akitsushima holding a long scroll in a scene from the kabuki play ‘Shôbudzuke’ Robinson: S45.52
	This is another version of the above print. Although less faded, it is a less labor-intensive printing, which almost invariably means a later edition. In this print, the delicate shading (bokashi) in the background was omitted. Bokashi was achieved by hand-applying a gradation of ink to the wooden printing block rather than inking the block uniformly. This hand-application had to be repeated for each sheet of paper that was printed.
	Chapter number: 53 Chapter name: Tenarai (Writing Practice) Scene: Matsuô Maru holding his sheathed sword under the chin of a kneeling boy with Gemba in red makeup behind him in a scene from the kabuki play ‘Sugawara’ Robinson: S45.53
	Chapter number: 54 Chapter name: Yume-no-Ukihashi (Floating Bridge of Dreams) Scene: Actor Nakamura Utaemon IV as Aoto Fujitsuna seated on a stool before a fire with his sword bearer behind him in a scene from the kabuki play ‘Aoto-zôshi’ Robinson: S45.54
	Supplement 1 (Kumokakure) Scene: Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Matsugaye Sekinosuke in red kabuki makeup holding a knife in front of a lakeside teahouse Robinson: S45.55
	This is another state of the above print.
	Supplement 2 (Sumori) Scene: Kakugawa Monzô with his daughter Namiko (representing Kakogawa Honzô and his daughter Konami in the Chûshingura) Robinson: S45.56
	Supplement 3 (Sakurabito) Scene: Seigen holding the sleeve of a cringing Sakura-hime in front of a smoking brazier Robinson: S45.57
	Supplement 4 (Norinoshi) Scene: Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Oniwaka Maru (childhood name of Benkei) overcoming a man who was trying to bind him with a rope Robinson: S45.58
	Supplement 5 (Hibariko) Scene: Actor Nakamura Utaemon IV as Udaijin Toyonari chucking a kneeling Chûjô-hime under the chin Robinson: S45.59
	Supplement 6 (Yatsuhashi) Scene: Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Teranishi Kanshin crossing a bridge over an iris pond in a scene from the kabuki play ‘Hiyoku no inadzuma’ Robinson: S45.60

‘Robinson’ refers to listing in Kuniyoshi: The Warrior-Prints by Basil William Robinson (Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY, 1982) and its unpublished supplement.

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