Description: Antique Japanese Woodblock Print, mounted, framed & titled Artist: Kanō Tan'yū (1602-1674)Titled: Lady Murasaki-Shikibu Gorgeous print in superb condition, the Lady Murasaki-Shikibu writes her diaries at her desk with the sea yawning at her side and the sun or moon sentinel above Size: 33 x 14cm framed, can send just print and mount if preferred, let me know About the Subject (Lady Murasaki-Shikibu, a truly remarkable woman of her time):Murasaki Shikibu (紫式部, 'Lady Murasaki'; c. 973 – c. 1014 or 1025) was a Japanese novelist, poet and lady-in-waiting at the Imperial court in the Heian period. She was best known as the author of The Tale of Genji, widely considered to be one of the world's first novels, written in Japanese between about 1000 and 1012.Murasaki Shikibu - Wikipedi About the Artist:Kanō Tan'yū (狩野 探幽, 4 March 1602 – 4 November 1674) was a Japanese painter of the Kanō school. One of the foremost Kanō painters of the Tokugawa period, many of the best known Kanō works today are by Tan'yū.Kanō Tan'yū - Wikipedia
Price: 175 GBP
Location: London
End Time: 2025-01-31T23:24:07.000Z
Shipping Cost: 65.69 GBP
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Returns Accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Antique: Yes
Original/Repro: Antique Original
Product: Print
Region of Origin: Japanese
Country of Origin: Japan
Age: Pre-1800
