Scenes from the Tale of Genji on Silver Ground
Artist: Unknown Japanese
unsigned; many different scenes from Genji, separated by trees, rivers, and silver clouds; from R: men and women in a building with verandah, with a man sitting on the verandah alone looking in with a flower in hand; group of women and performers wearing wings at LR; near center, men seated behind low black table holding meting; men and women outside; at L, people in a boat, and others inside building near screens painted with bamboo motif
- Date
- 18th century
- In our collection
- since March the 29th, 2011 up to now
- Dimensions
- 62 × 141 1/2 in. (157.48 × 359.41 cm) (image) 68 × 147 7/8 × 3/4 in. (172.72 × 375.6 × 1.91 cm) (mount)
- Location
- Not on View
- Medium
- Ink and color on silver leafed paper
- Price
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- Composition
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copper 21% zinc 37% cadmium 33% oxygen 5% iron 4%