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Young Murasaki (Wakamurasaki), Illustration to Chapter 5 (Lavender) of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)

Utagawa Kunisada

1857

Titles Musasakishikibu gengikaruta 5 wakamurasaki (Proper)
Artist Utagawa Kunisada, Japanese, 1786 - 1864
Medium ink and color on paper
Credit Line Gift of the Utagawa-ha Monjin-kai, 1994.42
Object Name woodblock print
Classification Prints

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