The Tale of Genji, chapter 2: Prince Genji's visit to Utsusemi
17th century
- Medium
- Ink, color and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- 171.6 × 376.7 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-124693
Written in the early eleventh century by a lady of the imperial court, Murasaki Shikibu, The Tale of Genji presents an enthralling narrative of the life of Prince Genji. Already illustrated before the end of the Heian period (794-1185), the pictorial conventions for Genji illustrations were well established. All fifty-four chapters, separated by golden clouds, could be illustrated on a large Japa…
Provenance
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Registry history
- 17th century — Recorded in the collection of National Museum of Asian Art
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