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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1985.622
Title
The Seer (Maboroshi), Illustration to Chapter 41 of the "Tale of Genji" (Genji monogatari)
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Genji monogatari: Maboroshi
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting
Date
Early Edo period, 17th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/210935

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Tanzaku (elongated,vertical poetry slip) painting; ink, color, and gold on paper
Dimensions
H. 36.5 x W. 5.7 cm (14 3/8 x 2 1/4 in.)

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
1985.622
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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