Ukiyo e parallels to the cloudy chapters of the Genji (series title on object), Sakingo Yorikane depicted on a moonlit night, with locks of hair from his beloved Takao, who was murdered by him. Yorikane was in love with the courtesan Takao and bought her freedom by paying her weight in gold. After Takao told her that the love is not mutual, Yorikane kills her., print maker: Utagawa Kuniyoshi, publisher: Iseya Ichiemon, Japan, c. 1846, paper, color woodcut, height 357 mm × width 240 mm, print

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