Ukiyo e parallels to the cloudy chapters of the Genji (series title on object), Izutsuya Denbei, on the run from the authorities after killing a man, is in love with the courtesan Oshun. The owner of the brothel has sent Oshun back to her parental home in Horikawa to avoid problems with Denbei. One night, Denbei visits Oshun, shown here in silhouette in the window, in Horikawa, after which they get married., print maker: Utagawa Kuniyoshi, publisher: Iseya Ichiemon, Japan, c. 1846, paper, color woodcut, height 357 mm × width 240 mm, print

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