Nise Murasaki inaka Genj - A Country Genji by a Fake/an Imitation Murasaki
A gōkan e-hon series, derived/parody/reworking of Genji Monogatari - The Tale of Genji. Published in 38(?) chapters, comprising __? e-hon volumes, the series ran from 1829 to 1842.
author: Ryūtei Tanehiko(柳亭種彦), 1783-1842
e-hon illustrations by: Utagawa Kunisada
At right are Genji-mon (源氏紋) or Genji-Kô (源氏香) symbols.[1], used as part of the design for the back cover of the previous volume in the series.
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