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Okumura Masanobu

The Sakaki Chapter from "The Tale of Genji" (Genji Sakaki), from a series of Genji parodies

c. 1710
Woodblock print; oban, sumizuri-e
27.2 × 39.8 cm (10.7 × 15.7 in)

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