Tosa Mitsuoki, The Tale of Genji, Chapter 34; Kashiwagi catches sight of the Third Princess
Gift of Charles Lang Freer · National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Open Access (CC0)View original →
Tosa Mitsuoki

The Tale of Genji, Chapter 34; Kashiwagi catches sight of the Third Princess

17th century

Current Collection

National Museum of Asian Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Medium
Ink, color and gold on paper
Dimensions
171.7 × 376.8 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-124968

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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