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龍女書　源氏物語絵巻|Illustrated Handscrolls of The Tale of Genji

1594
Five handscrolls; ink and color on paper (illustrations); ink on paper (texts)
31.8 × 1063.1 cm (12.5 × 418.5 in)

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