Murasaki Shikibu (紫式部)
Murasaki Shikibu (紫式部)

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Murasaki Shikibu (紫式部),

ca. 1652

Anonymous

Japanese

Edo period, 1603–1868

x1983-89

Information

Title
Murasaki Shikibu (紫式部)
Dates

ca. 1652

Maker
Anonymous
Medium

Woodblock print; ink on paper

Dimensions

block: 27.5 x 18.2 cm. (10 13/16 x 7 3/16 in.)
mat: 49 x 36.2 cm. (19 5/16 x 14 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Straka

Object Number
x1983-89
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Inscription

Title in upper right corner, followed by more cursive script
Pencilled top verso: 1652

Culture
Japanese
Period
Edo (Japanese period)
Type
prints, japanese printmaking styles, books, woodblock prints
Materials
ink, paper
Techniques
woodcut (process)
Subject
moons, evening, figures (representations), poems, women

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