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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 December the 9th, 2011 up to now
Dimensions
43 3/4 × 143 3/4 in. (111.13 × 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
Price
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Composition
atium82%
zinc8%
oxygen6%
cadmium1%
iron3%