Scenes from The Tale of Genji

Tosa School, early 17th century

Artist

Tosa School

Date

early 17th century

Culture or place

Japan

Medium

Pair of albums (accordion fold) with 54 illustrations; ink, color and gold on paper

Size

Album: 8 9/16 × 7 7/8 × 2 1/2 in. (21.8 × 20 × 6.3 cm) Image (each leaf): 5 13/16 × 5 1/8 in. (14.7 × 13 cm)

Type

Paintings

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed