Illustration for the Tale of Genji by Yoshitaka Amano
”Before the dew dries
That has clung to the lotus—
O fragile fortune—
Surely it would be foolish
To think I shall not be gone.”— Murasaki Shikibu, Tale of Genji, chapter 35 “Wakana: Ge”

Illustration for the Tale of Genji by Yoshitaka Amano
”Before the dew dries
That has clung to the lotus—
O fragile fortune—
Surely it would be foolish
To think I shall not be gone.”— Murasaki Shikibu, Tale of Genji, chapter 35 “Wakana: Ge”
Amano’s work will never cease to be awesome.