SET OF 6 OLD JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS FROM THE 1950s. “GENJI MONOGATARI – TALE OF GENJI”. THESE ARE WOODBLOCK PRINTS FOR CHAPTER 49 – 54 OF A COMPLETE 54 CHAPTER SET. EACH PRINT IS HOUSED IN A PAPER FOLDER (LIGHTLY ATTACHED ALONG THE EDGES OF THE PRINT) WITH A SHEET OF PAPER WITH THE SCENE`S EXPLANATION IN BOTH JAPANESE AND ENGLISH. PUBLISHED BY YAMADA SHOIN IN THE 1950s. PRINTS ARE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH USE OF MICA, GOLD & SIVER METALLIC DYES. PAPER FRAME AND SHEETS HAVE CREASES & TEARS.