Fifty-four Scenes from the Tale of Genji
Artist: Attributed to Tosa Mitsuoki
small sheets of paper (shishiki) decorated with calligraphy or illustrated scenes from Genji dispersed over panels of gold foil; 108 total; calligraphy is written by various courtiers whose names are inscribed on small slips of paper next to the shishiki
- Date
- late 17th century
- In our collection
- since January the 29th, 2009 up to now
- Dimensions
- 43 5/8 × 143 3/4 in. (110.81 × 365.13 cm) (image)
- Location
- Not on View
- Medium
- Twenty-seven shikishi of painting (ink and color on paper) and twenty-seven shikishi of text (ink on paper), pasted on gilded paper
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- Composition
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iron 71% cadmium 27% zinc 0% copper 2%