Murasaki Shikibu in Hiding, from the Tale of Genji chapter, "Night Plum"

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Murasaki Shikibu in Hiding, from the Tale of Genji chapter, "Night Plum"

Alternate Title: 四十三 紅梅
Series: Playing Cards from Murasaki Shikibu's Genji
Japan, 1857, 11th month
Prints; woodblocks
Color woodblock print
Image: 13 1/8 × 9 13/16 in. (33.34 × 24.92 cm) Sheet: 14 × 9 13/16 in. (35.56 × 24.92 cm)
Gift of Lyle and Marie Fair (M.82.150.17)
Not currently on public view