見立紫式部図, Parody of Murasaki Shikibu, Author of The Tale of Genji, Okumura Masanobu, early 18th century

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見立紫式部図, Parody of Murasaki Shikibu, Author of The Tale of Genji, Edo period (1615–1868), early 18th century, Japan, Monochrome woodblock print; ink on paper, 10 3/8 x 14 1/8 in. ( x cm), Prints, Okumura Masanobu (Japanese, 1686–1764), An Edo-period courtesan enjoys reading a book titled Genji. Her pose and the setting are clearly modeled on the conventional iconography of portraits of one of the most important figures in classical Japanese literature: Murasaki Shikibu (ca

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