Black-and-white woodblock print of a seated woman in patterned robes reading a book by a low writing table, beside a veranda and latticed screen.

Murasaki Shikibu, from the series Ukiyo-e Genji

A black-and-white woodblock print shows a seated woman in patterned robes reading a book beside a low writing table with an inkstone. She gazes upward at a veranda with a latticed shoji screen and a hanging tassel. The composition is quiet, with fine linework and a restrained domestic setting.

Artist: Okumura Masanobu
Date: Edo period (1615–1868), about 1710
Medium: Woodblock print; oban
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 1258 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1873).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection

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