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
    Catalogue details

    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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