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Murasaki Shikibu at Ishiyamadera Temple, based on the print “The Moon at Ishiyama,” from the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi: Ishiyama no tsuki)
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Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Meiji period (1868–1912), Japan
Rights: Public Domain
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Purchase Ryo Toyonaga and Alvin E. Friedman-Kien Gift 2019
Title: Murasaki Shikibu at Ishiyamadera Temple, based on the print “The Moon at Ishiyama,” from the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi: Ishiyama no tsuki)
Description:
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Meiji period (1868–1912), Japan.
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