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KUNISADA. Genji, the Shining Prince. Oban yoko-e. Third chapter. Colored woodcut. 230x340 mm. Signed Kokuteisha Toyokuni ga. Publisher: Izumiya Ichibei. Censored by Fuku and Muramatsu. Good impression with bokashi gradient and blind embossing (on fan). Genji behind a screen, watching two very elegant ladies playing Go board. From the series "Sono sugata yukari no utsushie" (Faithful Images of the Shining Prince Genji), 3rd chapter, Utsusemi (Skinning Cicadas). Bokashi is a sophisticated technique for obtaining a variation of brightness and darkness of a single color or of several colors.
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KUNISADA. Genji, the Shining Prince. Oban yoko-e. Third chap
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