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源氏物語画帖「玉鬘」|“A Lovely Garland” (Tamakazura), from The Tale of Genji
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源氏物語画帖「玉鬘」|“A Lovely Garland” (Tamakazura), from The Tale of Genji

Medium

Album leaves mounted as a pair of hanging scrolls; ink, gold, silver, and color on paper

Dimensions

Image (a): 9 5/8 × 8 3/8 in. (24.4 × 21.3 cm) Overall with mounting (a): 53 1/4 × 15 11/16 in. (135.3 × 39.8 cm) Overall with knobs (a): 53 1/4 × 17 3/8 in. (135.3 × 44.2 cm) Image (b): 9 7/16 × 8 3/8 in. (24 × 21.2 cm) Overall with mounting (b): 53 1/8 × 15 5/8 in. (135 × 39.7 cm) Overall with knobs (b): 53 1/8 × 17 3/8 in. (135 × 44.1 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015

Classification

Paintings

Department

Asian Art

Culture

Japan

Period

Momoyama period (1573–1615)

Rights

Public Domain

About Tosa Mitsuyoshi 土佐光吉

1539 |1536 –1613 |1612 Japanese|Japanese