Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji by Tosa School, painting, 1600-1631

Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji

Tosa School

Year
1600-1631
Medium
Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper
Dimensions
Two leaves spread: 11 5/8 × 21 1/4 in. (29.5 × 54 cm) Each sheet: 8 7/8 × 7 13/16 in. (22.5 × 19.8 cm) Each leaf: 11 5/8 × 10 5/8 in. (29.5 × 27 cm)
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art

Cultural & Historical Context

Classification
Painting
Culture
Japan
Period
Momoyama period (1573–1615)

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