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Murasaki Shikibu composing the Tale of Genji at Ishiyamadera
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Murasaki Shikibu composing the Tale of Genji at Ishiyamadera

Gakutei Harunobu (active ca. 1813-ca. 1868) · 19th century

Full color, ink, and gold on paper
National Museum of Asian Art
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of Asian Art

Murasaki Shikibu ( A young woman with writing materials in a pavilion overlooking a river).

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