Princess Ogimi from the "Bridge Maiden" (Hashihime) chapter from The Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari). Artist: Hishikawa Wao (Japanese, active early 18th century). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Image: 14 5/8 × 17 15/16 in. (37.1 × 45.6 cm)Overall with mounting: 49 1/2 × 22 7/8 in. (125.8 × 58.1 cm)Overall with knobs: 49 1/2 × 24 15/16 in. (125.8 × 63.3 cm). Date: early 18th century.In this scene from the forty-fifth chapter of The Tale of Genji, Kaoru--officially known as Genji's son, although he is the product of an illicit affair between Genji's wife and a young nobleman--pays a visit to the household of a prince in Uji. There he falls in love with the prince's daughter Oigimi. The young girl has been playing her biwa (a lutelike instrument), and she raises the plectrum in the air as if to summon the moon, which appears from behind a cloud.The Edo-based artist Wao specialized in ukiyo-e paintings of beautiful women as well as woodblock prints. Few facts about his life are available

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Princess Ogimi from the "Bridge Maiden" (Hashihime) chapter from The Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari). Artist: Hishikawa Wao (Japanese, active early 18th century). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Image: 14 5/8 × 17 15/16 in. (37.1 × 45.6 cm)Overall with mounting: 49 1/2 × 22 7/8 in. (125.8 × 58.1 cm)Overall with knobs: 49 1/2 × 24 15/16 in. (125.8 × 63.3 cm). Date: early 18th century.In this scene from the forty-fifth chapter of The Tale of Genji, Kaoru--officially known as Genji's son, although he is the product of an illicit affair between Genji's wife and a young nobleman--pays a visit to the household of a prince in Uji. There he falls in love with the prince's daughter Oigimi. The young girl has been playing her biwa (a lutelike instrument), and she raises the plectrum in the air as if to summon the moon, which appears from behind a cloud.The Edo-based artist Wao specialized in ukiyo-e paintings of beautiful women as well as woodblock prints. Few facts about his life are available

SuperStock offers millions of photos, videos, and stock assets to creatives around the world. This image of Princess Ogimi from the "Bridge Maiden" (Hashihime) chapter from The Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari). Artist: Hishikawa Wao (Japanese, active early 18th century). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Image: 14 5/8 × 17 15/16 in. (37.1 × 45.6 cm)Overall with mounting: 49 1/2 × 22 7/8 in. (125.8 × 58.1 cm)Overall with knobs: 49 1/2 × 24 15/16 in. (125.8 × 63.3 cm). Date: early 18th century.In this scene from the forty-fifth chapter of The Tale of Genji, Kaoru--officially known as Genji's son, although he is the product of an illicit affair between Genji's wife and a young nobleman--pays a visit to the household of a prince in Uji. There he falls in love with the prince's daughter Oigimi. The young girl has been playing her biwa (a lutelike instrument), and she raises the plectrum in the air as if to summon the moon, which appears from behind a cloud.The Edo-based artist Wao specialized in ukiyo-e paintings of beautiful women as well as woodblock prints. Few facts about his life are available by Album/Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY/Album Archivo is available for licensing today.