Murasaki Shikibu composing the Tale of Genji at Ishiyamadera
Gakutei Harunobu (active ca. 1813-ca. 1868)
19th century
Classification
Painting
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number
F1901.166
Tags
Charles Lang Freer collectionEdo period (1615 - 1868)JapanJapanese ArtThe Tale of Genjikakemonopavilionriverukiyo-ewoman
About this artwork
Murasaki Shikibu ( A young woman with writing materials in a pavilion overlooking a river).