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Japanese print from the series "Mirror of Wise and Courageous Women" (Kenyû fujo kagami) dating from 1844 and published by Arita-ya Seiemon.
This print depicts Matsushima no Tsubone holding a brush between his lips and examining a scroll of paper surrounded by fleur-de-lis.
Dimensions of the view: H 35 x 23 cm
This print comes from a very beautiful series entitled "Mirror of wise and courageous women" (Kenyû fujo kagami) published by Takahashi-ya Takakichi and Arita-ya Seiemon in 1844.
Each print in this series shows the head and shoulders of a woman who was part of history or legend depicted inside a circle surrounded by a different flower on each print. The prints each measure approximately 14 x 10 inches (36 x 25 centimeters), a size known as ôban.
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