The Tale of Genji

Iwasa school

Datelate 17th–early 18th century

MediumPair of six-panel screens: ink and color on paper

DimensionsEach: Image: 50 3/8 × 20 3/8 in. (128 × 51.7 cm) Overall with mounting: 67 1/8 in. × 12 ft. 5 in. (170.5 × 378.4 cm)

CultureJapan

PeriodEdo period (1615–1868)

DepartmentAsian Art

ClassificationPaintings

Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2023

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