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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1985.594.2
People
Nonoguchi Ryūho, Japanese (1595 - 1669)
Title
The "Tale of Genji" (Genji monogatari) in Ten Volumes (Jūjo Genji), vol. 2
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Jūjo Genji
Classification
Prints
Work Type
book
Date
Early Edo period, 1661
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/142017

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Woodblock-printed book with hand-colored illustrations, ink and color on paper; dark-blue paper cover
Dimensions
H. 26.9 x W. 17.8 cm (10 9/16 x 7 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: Ryūho; date: 1661 (on colophon)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of the Hofer Collection of the Arts of Asia
Accession Year
1985
Object Number
1985.594.2
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • The Art of Storytelling: Five Tales from Asia, Then and Now, Middlebury College Museum of Art, Middlebury, 09/08/2015 - 12/13/2015

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