The Yugao Chapter from The Tale of Genji, by Yoshitoshi

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An image of Genji yûgao no maki (The Yûgao Chapter from The Tale of Genji). From the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakkei). Yoshitoshi, Tsukioka (1839-1892). Colour print from woodblocks, oban format, with blind embossing (karazuri) and textile printing (nunomezuri), 1886. First edition. Publisher: Akiyama Buemon, block-cutter: Yamamoto (Yamamoto Shinji).

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Genji yûgao no maki (The Yûgao Chapter from The Tale of Genji). From the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakkei). Yoshitoshi, Tsukioka (1839-1892). Colour print from woodblocks, oban format, with blind embossing (karazuri) and textile printing (nunomezuri), 1886. First edition. Publisher: Akiyama Buemon, block-cutter: Yamamoto (Yamamoto Shinji).

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Accession Number: P.76-2004
Aperture: f/16.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 692 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 156.12kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 16/1
Captured: 2013:08:16 11:50:05

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The Yugao Chapter from The Tale of Genji, by Yoshitoshi

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