#16 Sekiya
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Art of Japan
Description
"Sekiya" is chapter 16 of The Tale of Genji, a brief chapter depicting Genji's chance encounter with his former lover Lady Rokujo at a barrier gate — seen through her carriage curtain as their processions cross. Numbered #16 in a Genji series, Kuniyoshi's print translates this charged moment of glimpsed recognition into the visual conventions of late Edo woodblock printing, likely emphasizing the contrast between the public ceremonial setting and the private emotional weight of the encounter.
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Frequently Asked Questions
#16 Sekiya was created by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川国芳).
#16 Sekiya depicts figures, bijin-ga, and travel scenes.