Beneath the oak (Shiigamoto) from Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)
Object Information
Object Information
Description
- Object no.:
- J 1038.46
- Object name:
- Codex
- Title:
- Beneath the oak (Shiigamoto) from Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)
- Artist and production place:
- Unknown
Japan
- Object category:
- Manuscript
- Collection:
- Japanese collection
- Production date:
- Mid-17th century
- Dimensions:
- 250 mm x 179 mm x 10 mm (height x width x depth)
- Material:
- Paper (material) Ink (material) Gold Silk Pigment (material)
- Language:
- Japanese (language)
- Description:
- Manuscript book of 'Beneath the oak' (Shiigamoto), Chapter 46 from the 'Tale of Genji' (Genji monogatari), the text illustrated with paintings in ink, colours and gold on paper, bound with silk covers; made in Japan, mid-17th century. Part of a set including all 54 chapters of Murasaki Shikibu's novel (CBL J 1038.1-54), with accompanying lacquer storage box (CBL J 773).
Description
- Title:
- Illustration, f.5v
- Object category:
- Figure
- Collection:
- Japanese collection
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