The nocturnal voyage, Court lady and nobleman on a nocturnal voyage through a snowy landscape. this scene refers to chapter 51 'Ukifune' from The Story of Genji. In this episode, the grandson of Genji, Prince Niou, runs away with the lady Ukifune one night. The story of Genji (Genji monogatari) was written in the Heian period (794-1185) by the maid of honor Murasaki Shikibu. With three poems, snow, Totoya Hokkei (mentioned on object), Japan, 1826, paper, colour woodcut, h 200 mm ⊙ w 168 mm.