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Plum and Painted Shell (from the Tale of Genji), by Totoya Hokkei

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  • Accession Number: P.370-1937
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
  • Aperture: f/16.0
  • Focal length: 105
  • Camera: NIKON D800
  • Photographer name: Michael Jones
  • Image height: 760 pixels
  • Image width: 661 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4.2 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 144.78kB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 16/1
  • Captured: 2012:07:31 15:47:54

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19th Century Country of origin Date Department Edo Period Fitz_PDP Genji Japan Japanese Medium Nationalities Object Type Other Keywords Prince Niou The Tale of Genji Totoya Hokkei Ukifune Winter Workflow _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPAC _WF_PCtd blossom boats clothes clothing costume evening female hairstyle illustration literary figures literature lovers male moonlight moonlit plum blossom plum tree print river romantic sea shell seasons shells snowing snowy surimono woodblock

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