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Title: Katsura Rikyu (c.1980s)
Artist: Clifton Karhu
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🎑🚣GENJI'S RETREAT🌝🍵
'Far away, in the country village of Katsura, the reflection of the moon upon the water is clear and tranquil.'
It was this line from Murasaki Shikibu's "The Tale of Genji" (源氏物語) that inspired Prince Hachijō Toshihito to create Katsura Rikyū.
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Katsura Rikyū (桂離宮) stands on the west bank of the Katsura-gawa, sprawling over 70,000 square metres.
Since ancient times this area has been considered the perfect moon-viewing spot, and in the Heian period 'rustic' villas of the aristocracy were constructed beside the river.
The garden was created by the 1st, 2nd and 3rd heads of the Hachijō-no-miya family: princes Toshihito (智仁親王), Toshitada (智忠親王 d.1662) & Yasuhito (智忠親王 d.1665).