Nine Scenes from the Tale of Genji
Artist: Tawaraya Sōtatsu
nine separate scenes from the Tale of Genji arranged between golden clouds and gnarled pine trees; many scenes take place indoors between couples and women, with a few out of doors scenes
- Date
- early 17th century
- In our collection
- since April the 15th, 2015 up to now
- Dimensions
- 31 3/4 × 127 3/4 in. (80.65 × 324.49 cm) (image) 37 × 132 13/16 × 5/8 in. (93.98 × 337.34 × 1.59 cm) (outer frame)
- Location
- Not on View
- Medium
- Eight-panel folding screen; ink, color, and gold on gilded paper
- Price
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- Composition
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copper 19% oxygen 15% iron 66%