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‘A couple making love while writing their wishes for Tanabata (the Star Festival) on slips of paper to hang from bamboo grass.’
From the series ‘Hana-goyomi (Flower Calendar)’, c.1864, Seventh month. Designed by Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889)
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‘The Star festival (Tanabata)‘ from the series ‘Hana goyomi (Flower Calendar)‘, c.1864, by Kawanabe Kyosai
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