Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji by Tosa School, painting, 1600-1633

Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji

Tosa School

Year
1600-1633
Medium
Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on decorated-paper shikishi (poetry cards)
Dimensions
Image: 31 1/8 in. × 9 ft. 1/4 in. (79 × 275 cm) Overall with mounting: 35 13/16 in. × 9 ft. 5 3/8 in. (91 × 288 cm)
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art

Cultural & Historical Context

Classification
Painting
Culture
Japan
Period
Momoyama period (1573–1615) or Edo period (1615–1868)

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