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Woodcut by Utagawa Kunisada II, Japan, Late Edo period (1857)
Height 35cmX24cm
A woodblock print by Utagawa Kunisada II, titled "Chapter 2, Hahakigi," from the series "Fifty-Four Chapters of Genji." The work depicts a snowy scene in Yoshiwara, a famous entertainment district in Edo (present-day Tokyo).
The scene is part of a visual interpretation of a chapter from the classic Japanese novel "The Tale of Genji."
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ORIENTAL ART FROM THE COLLECTION OF A BUDDHIST GENTLEMAN AND OTHERS EUROPEAN COLLECTIONS
Palazzo Caetani Lovatelli, thu 22 January 2026
SINGLE SESSION 22/01/2026 Hours 12:00
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