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Genji Monogatari no Hana Nurie(Japanese)

A coloring book of flowers from The Tale of Genji, the classic of Heian-period Japanese literature. It has 30 flowers chosen from the story, drawn together with furnishings and other objects of the Heian period. The pictures are by painter Michi Imai, who also colored the sample pictures in colored pencil. The book explains coloring tips. Each page to color carries a short passage from the original text, such as a waka poem, with a modern Japanese translation. The back of the book has a character relationship chart and a summary of The Tale of Genji. There is also a list of kasane no irome, the rules for layered kimono colors used by Heian nobles, for the combinations named after plants.

Translated from the Japanese original.

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