"At the Edge of the River Akutagawa" from the Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari), Sugimura Jihei

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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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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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