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Japanese woodcut of a standing man in a blue patterned robe and a kneeling woman in a floral kimono beside a pond at night, with a lit flare.

Prince Genji and a Kneeling Woman by a Garden Pond at Night

A colour woodcut shows a standing man in a patterned blue-and-white robe beside a kneeling woman in a flowing blue kimono with red floral motifs, her hand resting on his. A lit flare on a stand burns by the water, and a bamboo fence and wooden pavilion frame the garden.

Artist
Utagawa Kunisada II
Date
1857
Medium
Woodcuts Mokuhanga
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2881 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1857.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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