'At the Edge of the River Akutagawa' from the Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari), Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Monochrome woodblock print; ink on paper, Image: 8 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. (22.2 x 14 cm), Prints, Sugimura Jihei (probably 18th century), One of the stories in The Tales of Ise that Edo-period readers loved best was the episode of the abduction of a young noble lady by the amorous hero. These two scenes originally were mounted together as a single composition so the viewer could appreciate the witty juxtaposition of the widely divergent interpretations of the story
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Edge, River Akutagawa, Tales, Ise, Ise monogatari, Edo period, 1615–1868, Japan, Monochrome woodblock print, ink, paper, Image, 8 3/4 x 5 1/2, 22.2 14 cm, Prints, Sugimura Jihei, probably, 18th century, stories, Edo-period readers loved, best, episode, abduction, young noble, lady, amorous hero, two scenes, originally, mounted together, single composition, viewer, appreciate, witty juxtaposition, widely divergent, interpretations, story
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