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Modern Women Reenacting Scene from the Tale of Genji
Modern Women Reenacting Scene from the Tale of Genji
Modern Women Reenacting Scene from the Tale of Genji

Modern Women Reenacting Scene from the Tale of Genji

Artist (born Edo, Japan, 1756; died Edo, Japan, 1829)
Datemid 1790s
MediumWoodblock print
DimensionsSight: 15 x 19 1/4 in. (38.1 x 48.9 cm)
ClassificationsPrint
Credit LineGift of Mrs. James W. Lyon
Terms
  • figurative
  • Woodblock print
Object number1971.120 A-B
DescriptionCourt lady is sitting in a pink and black carriage reading a slip of paper. The carriage is surrounded by six attendants. One attendant is offering her a fan, another is offering her tea. Blooming trees behind them.
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