龍女書 源氏物語絵巻|Illustrated Handscrolls of The Tale of Genji
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
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Ryūjo (Tatsujo) · 1567–1599
Ryūjo, also known as Tatsujo, was a high-ranking Japanese noblewoman and artist active during the Momoyama period (1573–1615). She styled herself “Ryūjo,” or “Dragon Lady,” and is recognized today primarily through her extraordinary creation of five illustrated handscrolls of *The Tale of Genji* (*Genji monogatari emaki*), completed in 1594. These scrolls represent one of the most ambitious visual...