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A Picture by Hishikawa Moronobu: Woman with a Set of Poem Cards

Totoya Hokkei (Japanese, 1780–1850), mid 1820s.

A Picture by Hishikawa Moronobu: Woman with a Set of Poem Cards
A Picture by Hishikawa Moronobu: Woman with a Set of Poem Cards — Cleveland Museum of Art

Using it on a cover

The print file prints up to 10 x 11.3 in at 300 ppi — enough for a full 6 x 9 in front cover. Wider than a 6 x 9 cover: crop about 25% of the width, or use it as a wraparound across back and spine.

About the work

The poem by Ganjotei Shirataka reads: Friendly, amid the starry forest of the plum branches the voice of the warbler singing of the sun and moon.

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