1927.36.B: The Twilight Beauty (Yūgao), Illustration to Chapter 4 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1927.36.B

People

Manner of Tosa Mitsuyoshi, Japanese (1539 - 1613)

Title

The Twilight Beauty (Yūgao), Illustration to Chapter 4 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)

Classification

Paintings

Work Type

album leaf, painting

Date

mid 17th century

Places

Creation Place: East Asia, Japan

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Culture

Japanese

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/200095

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Album leaf; ink, color, and gold on paper

Dimensions

image only: H. 24 x W. 20.8 cm (9 7/16 x 8 3/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Charles Parker

Accession Year

1927

Object Number

1927.36.B

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

One of a group of three (originally from a larger set): 1927.36.A, 1927.36.B, 1927.36.C.

Exhibition History

• Women and the Arts of Asia, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 09/10/1994 - 03/05/1995
• Paragons of Wisdom and Virtue: East Asian Figure Painting, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 02/15/1997 - 09/21/1997
• Plum, Orchid, Chrysanthemum, and Bamboo: Botanical Motifs and Symbols in East Asian Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 07/06/2002 - 01/05/2003
• Cultivating Virtue: Botanical Motifs and Symbols in East Asian Art, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 07/08/2006 - 04/08/2007
• Re-View: S228-230 Arts of Asia, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 05/31/2008 - 06/01/2013

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