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Image Not Available for No. 17, The Picture Competition (E-awase) from FIfty-four Illustrations to the Tale of Genji (Genji gojūyonmai no uchi)
No. 17, The Picture Competition (E-awase) from FIfty-four Illustrations to the Tale of Genji (Genji gojūyonmai no uchi)
Image Not Available for No. 17, The Picture Competition (E-awase) from FIfty-four Illustrations to the Tale of Genji (Genji gojūyonmai no uchi)

No. 17, The Picture Competition (E-awase) from FIfty-four Illustrations to the Tale of Genji (Genji gojūyonmai no uchi)

Artist Nishimura Shigenaga (Japanese, 1697–1756)
Dateca. 1735
Place createdJapan, Asia
Mediumhand colored woodcut with metallic dust and urushi
DimensionsPart (fan shaped): 5 1/8 × 9 15/16 in. (13 × 25.3 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
DepartmentPrints
Credit LineJoel and Bernice Weisman Collection in memory of Jay Weisman
Accession Number2006.264
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