Matching Shells (Kaiawase), from the series Six Immortal Poets in Modern Guise (Yatsushi Rokkasen), 「畧六花撰」, Edo period (1615–

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Matching Shells (Kaiawase), from the series Six Immortal Poets in Modern Guise (Yatsushi Rokkasen), 「畧六花撰」, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1796–98, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 14 15/16 x 9 3/4 in. ( x cm), Prints, Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829), The miniature shell painting, which the courtesan will try to match with its pair on the other half of the shell, depicts a scene from The Tale of Genji. In the miniature we see Kaoru, the illegitimate son of Genji’s wife, the Third Princess, visiting a young woman from Uji, south of Kyoto, who is a skillful player of the koto instrument

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