Original woodblock print triptych - Paper - Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) - Haru 春 - From the series 'Shiki no uchi' 四季の内 (The Four Seasons) - Modern Genji - Japan - 1853 (Kaei 6) See Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: https://collections.mfa.org/objects/477497 Utagawa kunisada changed the Toyokuni III from 1854. At the end of the Edo period, “Genji-e” became a boom. Therefore, this subject has a wide variety of pictures with different scenes. The signature says “Toyokuni-e” 豊国画”. The characteristics of Genji-e in Ukiyo-e differ slightly depending on the Ukiyo-e artist, but it is characterized by having one lord and several maidens and attendants. Another feature is that it is depicted as if you are playing something different or sightseeing depending on the season. Kunisada is a art work around the age of 68. This series of paintings is made up of 4 works according to each season of spring, summer, autumn and winter. memo Utagawa Kunisada,also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III,was the most popular, prolific and commercially successful designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints in 19th-century Japan.In his own time,his reputation far exceeded that of his contemporaries,Hokusai,Hiroshige and Kuniyoshi.he took on Utagawa as a surname, and also used the surname Gototei 五渡亭( bunka 8 period to the end of Tenpo period),Kouchouou香蝶楼 ( Bunsei 10 period to the first Kaei),Nishikichorou錦朝楼,Yuusai雄斎 (bunka 9 period of), Kotoraisha 琴雷舎(bunka 10 period of), Kitaumedo北梅戸、Tomibozanjin富望山人,Tomoboan 富望庵, tōki-en桃樹園, Oukou応好, Gepparou 月波楼(bunka 8 period), Kioh喜翁 (Bunkyu 2period), Toyokuni豊国 Kunisadasha国貞, Hinashishi Toyokuni雛獅子豊国 , Ukiyo Matahira浮世又平