Backing paper from the "Tale of Genji" Album (Genji monogatari gajō): Chapter 53, Writing Practice (Tenarai)

Handscroll; ink and color on paper

The forty-second of a series of 54 backing sheets mounted in an album; ink and color on paper

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The first of a series of 54 backing sheets mounted in an album; ink and color on paper

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