Tale of Genji: The Oak Tree

Creator:

Tawaraya Sotatsu 俵屋宗達, early 17th century

Physical Description:

one of a pair of six-panel folding screens

Notes:

Murasaki Shikibu, Tale of Genji: Chapter 36, The Oak Tree (Tyler, trans.; 2001)

Variant Titles:

Genji monogatari zu byobu: Kashiwagi
源氏物語図屏風　第三十六帖「柏木]　

Topics:

Genji-e (pictorial representations inspired by the Tale of Genji) -- (YVRC)
Painting -- Japan -- Momoyama period, 1573-1615 -- (YVRC)

Culture:

Sotatsu-Korin School (Rinpa School), fl. 17th-19th century

Accession Number:

1959-107

Genre:

paintings: paintings on walls and screens (shohekiga): folding screen paintings (byobu-e) (YVRC)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Paintings & Drawings

Rights:

The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Source Note:

Nihon byobu e shusei v. 5: Jinbutsuga, 1979

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Original Repository:

Private Collection

Local Record Number:

Portfolio Item ID: 47716

OID:

346116

PID:

digcoll:2206075