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The epic 11th century novel the Tale of Genji follows the complicated life and romances of Prince Genji, and the story has inspired endless authors and artists over the following centuries.
The numbers relate the chapters from the tale and are as follows: 1. Kiritsubo 6. Suetsumuhana 10. Sakaki 11. Hanachirusato 16. Sekiya 17. Eawase 18. Matsukaze 21. Otome 22. Tamakazura 23. Hatsune 27. Kagaribi 28. Nowaki 29. Miyuki 33. Fuji no uraba 35. Wakana no ge 36. Kashiwagi 41. Maboroshi 42. Niou no miya 43. Kobai 44. Takegawa 47. Ch. 47 [sic; actually 46] 50. Azumaya 53. Tenarai
All the chapters are in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, go to www.mfa.org/collections
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Each fair impression and generally good colour. Some soiling and rubbing to most. Paper thin in places. Number 1 with a damage to the left hand edge.
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