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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 girl by a garden pond at night, standing next to a flare burning on a stand. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1857.

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

Español: Príncipe Genji y una mujer junto a un estanque de jardín de noche

Una xilografía en color muestra a un hombre de pie, con una bata azul y blanca de diseño estampado, junto a una mujer arrodillada con un kimono azul fluido y motivos florales rojos, que apoya su mano sobre la de él. Una antorcha encendida sobre un soporte arde junto al agua, y un cerco de bambú y un pabellón de madera enmarcan el jardín.

Português: Príncipe Genji e uma mulher junto a um lago de jardim à noite

Uma xilogravura colorida mostra um homem de pé, com um robe azul e branco de padronagem, ao lado de uma mulher ajoelhada em um quimono azul fluido com motivos florais vermelhos, que apoia a mão sobre a dele. Uma tocha acesa em um suporte arde junto à água, e uma cerca de bambu e um pavilhão de madeira emolduram o jardim.

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