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"At the Edge of the River Akutagawa" from the Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari), Sugimura Jihei
At the Edge of the River Akutagawa' from the Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari), Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Monochrome woodblock print; ink on paper, Image: 8 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. ( x 14 cm), Prints, Sugimura Jihei (probably 18th century), One of the stories in The Tales of Ise that Edo-period readers loved best was the episode of the abduction of a young noble lady by the amorous hero. These two scenes originally were mounted together as a single composition so the viewer could appreciate the witty juxtaposition of the widely divergent interpretations of the story
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