Ukiyo e parallels to the cloudy chapters of the Genji (series title on object), Jûro Sukenari stands behind Kobayashi Asahina while he chops fresh spring herbs, a New Year's custom. The rope in the background, decorated fern leaf and white paper, also refers to New Year., print maker: Utagawa Kuniyoshi, publisher: Iseya Ichiemon, Japan, c. 1846, paper, color woodcut, height 361 mm × width 243 mm, print

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