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Sumiyoshi

The Tale of Genji, 1600s

Description

Maker

Culture

Japanese

Title

The Tale of Genji

Year

1600s

Medium

Ink, slight color, gold and gold leaf on paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Supports

Dimensions

17.8 x 15.6 x 2.2 cm (7 x 6 1/8 x 7/8 inches)

Place

Japan

Type

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund, Jesse Metcalf Fund, and Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund

Object Number

82.103.2

Projects & Publications

Publications

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Poets, Heroes, and Courtiers

September 6 - December 1, 2002

This album is an example of the highly refined paintings produced to illustrate The Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari). These works often predated the printmaking tradition by centuries and were a point of inspiration for Japanese printmakers.

This chapter of The Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) shows Ukifune (“boat upon the waters”) and Niou, Genji’s grandson, in a secluded cottage to which they have traveled in a snowstorm. Ukifune is becoming enamored of Niou; the love triangle in which she finds herself will soon result in a suicide attempt. The content of this chapter is often encapsulated in the depiction of a boat floating upon a snowy river.

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