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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1927.36.A
People
Manner of Tosa Mitsuyoshi, Japanese (1539 - 1613)
Title
The Cicada Shell (Utsusemi), Illustration to Chapter 3 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting, album leaf
Date
mid 17th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/209362

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Album leaf; ink, color, and gold on paper
Dimensions
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.A
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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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

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