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The Bluebell (Asagao), Illustration to Chapter 20 of the "Tale of Genji" (Genji monogatari)

Tosa MitsunobuMuromachi period, datable to 1509-1510

Harvard Art Museums

Harvard Art Museums
Cambridge, United States

Genji and Murasaki watch from the verandah as maidservants form a large snowball in the garden.

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  • Title: The Bluebell (Asagao), Illustration to Chapter 20 of the "Tale of Genji" (Genji monogatari)
  • Creator Lifespan: active c. 1469 - 1522
  • Creator Nationality: Japanese
  • Creator Gender: male
  • Date: Muromachi period, datable to 1509-1510
  • Physical Dimensions: w17.9 x h24.2 cm
  • Period: Muromachi period, 1392-1568
  • Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of the Hofer Collection of the Arts of Asia
  • Creation Place: Kyôto/Kyôto Metropolitan Area/Japan/East Asia
  • Artist: Tosa Mitsunobu
  • Type: Paintings
  • External Link: Harvard Art Museums
  • Medium: The twentieth of a series of 54 painted album leaves mounted in an album with calligraphic excerpts; ink, color, and gold on paper
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