Suma, Chapter 12 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1974.89.1
People: Style of Monk Jien, Japanese (1155 - 1225)
Title: Suma, Chapter 12 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)
Other Titles: Transliterated Title: Genji monogatari: Suma
Classification: Manuscripts
Work Type: manuscript
Date: mid 13th century
Places: Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period: Kamakura period, 1185-1333
Culture: Japanese
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/202730

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Thread-bound manuscript; ink on decorated paper
Dimensions: closed book: H. 16.6 x W. 16.2 x D. 1.4 cm (6 9/16 x 6 3/8 x 9/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. Donald F. Hyde in honor of Karl Kup
Accession Year: 1974
Object Number: 1974.89.1
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

John M. Rosenfield, Fumiko Cranston, and Edwin A. Cranston, The Courtly Tradition in Japanese Art and Literature: Selections from the Hofer and Hyde Collections, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1973), Cat. No. 78 / pp. 235-236 (and color plate X)
Yoshiaki Shimizu and John M. Rosenfield, Masters of Japanese Calligraphy, 8th-19th Century, exh. cat., Asia Society Galleries (New York, NY, 1984), Cat. No. 019 / pp. 72-73

Exhibition History

Japanese Art of the Heian Period (794-1185), Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 06/06/2002 - 07/05/2002
The Tale of Genji: A Japanese Classic Illuminated, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 03/05/2019 - 06/16/2019

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