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Heart-to-Heart from the Tale of Genji by Okumura Masanobu — VisualArtsDB

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Heart-to-Heart from the Tale of Genji

Heart-to-Heart from the Tale of Genji

Heart-to-Heart from the Tale of Genji

Okumura Masanobu

1710

Medium: Woodblock print (sumizuri-e), ink on paper
Dimensions: 10 1/8 x 14 in. (25.7 x 35.5 cm) (image, sheet)
Genre: Print
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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Japan

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This is the ninth design from a set of 12 that juxtaposes beautiful prostitutes of the day with The Tale of Genji.

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