Elopers in Musashino, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Image: 10 x 7 5/8 in

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Elopers in Musashino, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Image: 10 x 7 5/8 in. ( x cm), Prints, Suikōdō Sakei (Japanese, active ca. 1764), In this episode of The Tales of Ise, the indefatigable young hero of the amorous saga abducts another young girl. He takes her to Musashi Province, far east of the capital, and, pursued by the local authorities for his crime, he hides the girl in a field of tall flowering grass and escapes

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Size: 3700px × 5066px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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