Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji

Tosa School

Date

early 17th century

Type

Albums

Medium

Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper

Department

Asian Art

Culture

Japan

Institution

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Object number

2018.853.39a, b

Credit

Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2018