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Agemaki (Trefoil Knots)

Size: 25.0cm by 18.0cm (9.84 in by 7.09 in) | Enlargement | Shipping Code: [M] ?

Designer: Utagawa Kunisada

Era: Edo | Currency: $ / £ / €

Price: ¥ 15,000$ 105.00£ 81.75€ 97.00 [Item has been sold]

Description: This print, part of an untitled series of Genji pictures published in 1852, depicts a young woman in elegant attire. Standing gracefully, she holds a scroll retrieved from the desk behind her. The title references "Agemaki," chapter 47 of The Tale of Genji, where a poem by Kaoru expresses a longing for connection. The poem reads:

«We knot these braids in trefoil. As braided threads / May our fates be joined, may we be together always»

This print is partly patched and has wormings, stains, and slight creases.

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