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Tosa Mitsuyoshi

土佐光吉筆　源氏物語図色紙　「柏木」|“The Oak Tree”

late 16th–early 17th century
Album leaf mounted as a hanging scroll; ink, color and gold on paper
24.7 × 20.8 cm (9.7 × 8.2 in)

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