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Abe no Nakamaro 阿倍仲麻呂 / Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki 百人一首姥がゑとき (One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets, Explained by the Nurse)

Woodblock print.Classical literature. Popular culture. Poem by Abe no Nakamaro, with poet standing on Chinese coast, reflection of moon in water. Nishiki-e on paper.

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1906,1220,0.574

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Woodblock print.Classical literature. Popular culture. Poem by Abe no Nakamaro, with poet standing on Chinese coast, reflection of moon in water. Nishiki-e on paper.

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