Two carriages, Genhi (Sekiya). Album with illustrations depicting each chapter of the Tale of Genji accompanied by a poem by members of the Japa

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Two carriages, Genhi (Sekiya). Album with illustrations depicting each chapter of the Tale of Genji accompanied by a poem by members of the Japanese court aristocracy. Image taken from Genji Monogatari Ekotoba ('Illustrated Tale of Genji'). Originally published in early Edo period (1640-1680).

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Size: 5428px × 3219px
Photo credit: © BRITISH LIBRARY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: aristocracy, aristocrats, asia, ekotoba, gen, genji, historical, history, illustrated, japan, japanese, monogatari, tale