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  1. Utagawa Kunisada: The famous, ill-fated theatrical lovers Kasugaya Tokijirō and the courtesan Urazahto of the Yamana-ya tramping through a bitter blizzard.
    #Ukiyoe #JapaneseArt

  2. ‘The Tanabata Festival’ from the series ‘Precious Children’s Games of the Five Festivals’ - Torii Kiyonaga, 1794.
    #JapaneseArt #ukiyoe #tanabata

  3. Orihime (織姫), represented by the star Vega, and her lover Hikoboshi (彦星), the star Altair, can meet only once a year.

    On the 7th day of the 7th month, if the weather is fine, a mischief of magpies form a bridge across the 'Heavenly River' (the Milky Way) so they might meet.

    #Tanabata #七夕 #ukiyoe