Album of Illustrations for the Tale of Genji
1600s
Maker Unknown
Japanese Art
Album of Illustrations for the Tale of Genji, 1600s. Japan, Edo period (1615-1868). Double-sided accordion-style album of 17 leaves; ink, light color, and gold on paper; each leaf: 26.3 x 22 cm (10 3/8 x 8 11/16 in.); painting only: 17 x 20.6 cm (6 11/16 x 8 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Vera Sterne in memory of her husband, Maurice Sterne 1961.202 The illustrations are identified by chapter title in cartouches to the upper right of the paintings.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Bound Volume
- Formatted Medium
- Double-sided accordion-style album of 17 leaves; ink, light color, and gold on paper
- Medium
- double-sided, accordion-style, album, leaves, ink, light, color, gold, paper
- Dimensions
- Each leaf: 26.3 x 22 cm (10 3/8 x 8 11/16 in.); Painting only: 17 x 20.6 cm (6 11/16 x 8 1/8 in.)
- Departments
- Japanese Art
- Accession Number
- 1961.202
- Credit Line
- Gift of Vera Sterne in memory of her husband, Maurice Sterne
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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