The Prince Hikaru Genji Holding an Insect Cage under Drooping Cherry Blossom, result 1 of 1

Japanese

The Prince Hikaru Genji Holding an Insect Cage under Drooping Cherry Blossom

color woodcuts

c. 1847

Color woodcut

Edo

sheet: 14 5/8 x 10 1/4 inches

Parody of a scene from the Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari), written by the poetess Murasaki Shikibu at the end of the 10th century. Part of a triptych.

Wriston Art Center Galleries, Lawrence University, Appleton, WI

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Wriston Art Center Galleries, Lawrence University, Appleton, WI, wriston-gallery@lawrence.edu, 920-832-6890

Wriston Art Center Galleries, Lawrence University, Appleton, WI, wriston-gallery@lawrence.edu, 920-832-6890

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