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Spring Shoots I (Wakana 1) from the "Tale of Genji"

Kunisada II, 1857, Wood cut
Spring Shoots I (Wakana 1) from the "Tale of Genji"
Spring Shoots I (Wakana 1) from the "Tale of Genji"
Spring Shoots I (Wakana 1) from the
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16492
Title
Spring Shoots I (Wakana 1) Chapter 34 from the "Tale of Genji" inspired series "Murasaki Shikibu Genji Cards"
Description
Prince Mitsuuji stands proudly in a snow covered landscape. He is wearing a very ornately patterned kimono and his hair is tied up in a lobster tail topknot tied with a purple cord. Around him four other men are cowering with pained expressions. One is holding a large parasol above Prince Mitsuuji's head to keep the snow from him. Another of the men offers him a sword. In the background are snow covered mountains.
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Date
1857
Size
36 x 25 cm
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