Tale of Genji: left screen

Creator:

Tosa Mitsuoki 土佐光起 , 1617-1691

Physical Description:

one of a pair of six-panel folding screens

Notes:

Murasaki Shikibu, Tale of Genji (Tyler, trans.; 2001)

Variant Titles:

Genji monogatari zu byobu
源氏物語図屏風

Topics:

Genji-e (pictorial representations inspired by the Tale of Genji) -- (YVRC)
Painting -- Japan -- Edo period, 1615-1868 -- (YVRC)

Culture:

Tosa School, fl. early 15th- late 19th century

Accession Number:

2074-069

Genre:

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

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Paintings & Drawings

Rights:

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Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Source Note:

R: YVRC

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Original Repository:

Tokyo, Japan: Tokyo National Museum

Local Record Number:

Portfolio Item ID: 52109

OID:

350509

PID:

digcoll:2238712