Ukiyo e parallels to the cloudy chapters of the Genji (series title on object), Sakingo Yorikane depicted on a moonlit night, with locks of hair from his beloved Takao, who was murdered by him. Yorikane was in love with the courtesan Takao and bought her freedom by paying her weight in gold. After Takao told her that the love is not mutual, Yorikane kills her., print, print maker: Utagawa Kuniyoshi, (mentioned on object), publisher: Iseya Ichiemon, (mentioned on object), Japan, c. 1846, paper, color woodcut, height, 357 mm × width, 240 mm

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