The Poet Sōjō Henjō (816–890) Slipping a Letter into a Woman’s Sleeve, from the series Five Colors of Love for the Six Poetic

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The Poet Sōjō Henjō (816–890) Slipping a Letter into a Woman’s Sleeve, from the series Five Colors of Love for the Six Poetic Immortals (Goshiki-zome rokkasen), 『五色染六歌仙』　僧正遍昭, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1798, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 12 5/8 in. ( cm); W. 8 1/2 in. ( cm), Prints, Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753?–1806

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