- "Tenarai” (Writing Practice) from The Tale of Genji - Dog The print is hand-signed

The print is hand-signed

a small spot along the top margin edge

as handmade Japanese washi paper may contain bark fibers or natural impurities

He also designed woodblock prints for the publisher Unsodo and was widely admired for his refined aesthetic sensibility and his ability to capture the poetic beauty of Kyoto's landscapes and changing seasons

adding to its allure and rarity

- "Tenarai” (Writing Practice) from The Tale of Genji - Dog The print is hand-signedThe remarkable print Tenarai (Writing Practice) from The Tale of Genji is by Kaoru Saito. The Tale of Genji is a renowned work of Japanese literature written by Murasaki Shikibu in the early 11th century during the Heian period. The novel depicts the life of Hikaru Genji, the son of an emperor, and offers an intimate portrayal of the aristocratic society of the time. Behind the story depicted in this image Ukifune was found unresponsive at the base of