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Image Not Available for Kiritsubo (The Paulownia Court), Chapter 1 from the series The Tale of Genji
Kiritsubo (The Paulownia Court), Chapter 1 from the series The Tale of Genji
Image Not Available for Kiritsubo (The Paulownia Court), Chapter 1 from the series The Tale of Genji

Kiritsubo (The Paulownia Court), Chapter 1 from the series The Tale of Genji

Artist/Maker (Japanese, 1913–1980)
Date1953
MediumColor woodblock print
DimensionsImage: 8 1/4 × 12 in. (21 × 30.5 cm)
Sheet: 9 × 12 7/8 in. (22.9 × 32.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dominique H. Vasseur (OC 1973)
PortfolioThe Tale of Genji
Object number2026.2.1
Status
Not on view
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Asagao (Morning Glories), from the series Genji in Fashionable Modern Guise (Fūryū yatsushi Genji)
Asagao (Morning Glories), from the series Genji in Fashionable Modern Guise (Fūryū yatsushi Genji)
ca. 1789
Momiji no Ga, from the Tale of Genji in Elegant Modern Dress
Momiji no Ga, from the Tale of Genji in Elegant Modern Dress
early 1770s
Hahakigi, "The Broom-Tree," from the series The Fifty-four Chapters of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari gojūyojō)
Hahakigi, "The Broom-Tree," from the series The Fifty-four Chapters of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari gojūyojō)
1852
Mitate of Ukifune: Ferry on the Sumida River, from the series Genji and Famous Sites in Edo Purple (Edo Murasaki meisho Genji)
Mitate of Ukifune: Ferry on the Sumida River, from the series Genji and Famous Sites in Edo Purple (Edo Murasaki meisho Genji)
1843-1847
Prince Genji Sees Young Murasaki: Illustration for Wakamurasaki, Chapter 5, from the series The Fifty-four Chapters of the Tale of Genji
Prince Genji Sees Young Murasaki: Illustration for Wakamurasaki, Chapter 5, from the series The Fifty-four Chapters of the Tale of Genji
1852
No. 5, Wakamurasaki, "Young Murasaki," from the series Lady Murasaki's Genji Cards (Murasaki Shikibu Genji karuta)
No. 5, Wakamurasaki, "Young Murasaki," from the series Lady Murasaki's Genji Cards (Murasaki Shikibu Genji karuta)
1857
No. 14, Miotsukushi, "Channel Buoys," from the series Lady Murasaki's Genji Cards (Murasaki Shikibu Genji karuta)
No. 14, Miotsukushi, "Channel Buoys," from the series Lady Murasaki's Genji Cards (Murasaki Shikibu Genji karuta)
1857
No. 6, Suetsumuhana, "Safflower," from the series Lady Murasaki's Genji Cards (Murasaki Shikibu Genji karuta)
No. 6, Suetsumuhana, "Safflower," from the series Lady Murasaki's Genji Cards (Murasaki Shikibu Genji karuta)
1857
No. 41, Maboroshi, "Illusion," from the series Lady Murasaki's Genji Cards (Murasaki Shikibu Genji karuta)
No. 41, Maboroshi, "Illusion," from the series Lady Murasaki's Genji Cards (Murasaki Shikibu Genji karuta)
1857
Image Not Available for Miyuki (The Royal Outing), Chapter 29 from the series The Tale of Genji
Miyuki (The Royal Outing), Chapter 29 from the series The Tale of Genji
1953
Image Not Available for Akashi, Chapter 13 from the series The Tale of Genji
Akashi, Chapter 13 from the series The Tale of Genji
1953
Image Not Available for Kashiwagi (The Oak Tree), Chapter 36 from the series The Tale of Genji
Kashiwagi (The Oak Tree), Chapter 36 from the series The Tale of Genji
1953