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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1990.3
People
School of Tosa Mitsuyoshi, Japanese (1539 - 1613)
Title
The Picture Contest (E-Awase), Illustration to Chapter 17 of the "Tale of Genji" (Genji monogatari)
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Genji monogatari: E-awase
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting, album leaf
Date
Early Edo period, circa 1615
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/200044

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Album leaf: one of two (originally from a larger set)
Dimensions
29.5 x 25.2 cm (11 5/8 x 9 15/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Philip Hofer Fund for the Purchase of Asian Art
Accession Year
1990
Object Number
1990.3
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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