Genji holds a painted fan: the young woman at the elegant table is about to paint a fan: the older woman holds up a painted screen panel, perhaps providing the girl with a model; everything is elegant and fashionable. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1857.

  • Utagawa, Kunisada, 1823-1880.
Date:
1857
Reference:
36770i
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Genji holds a painted fan: the young woman at the elegant table is about to paint a fan: the older woman holds up a painted screen panel, perhaps providing the girl with a model; everything is elegant and fashionable. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1857. Wellcome Collection. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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