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Okumura Masanobu

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

c. 1710
Woodblock print; oban, sumizuri-e
27.3 × 38.7 cm (10.7 × 15.2 in)

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