龍女書 源氏物語絵巻|Illustrated Handscrolls of The Tale of Genji
Ryūjo (Tatsujo)
1594
Medium
Five handscrolls; ink and color on paper (illustrations); ink on paper (texts)
Dimensions
Scroll 1: 12 1/2 in. × 34 ft. 10 9/16 in. (31.8 × 1063.1 cm) Scroll 2: 12 1/2 in. × 34 ft. 11 3/8 in. (31.8 × 1065.2 cm) Scroll 3: 12 1/2 in. × 34 ft. 7 9/16 in. (31.8 × 1055.6 cm) Scroll 4: 12 1/2 in. × 34 ft. 8 1/16 in. (31.8 × 1056.8 cm) Scroll 5: 12 1/2 in. × 31 ft. 6 1/16 in. (31.8 × 960.3 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
Japan · Momoyama period (1573–1615)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Mary and James G. Wallach Foundation Gift, in celebration of the Museum’s 150th Anniversary, 2020
Accession Number
2020.360a–e