Prayer for the Author of the Tale of Genji (Genji kōshiki)

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1985.524
People: Yasojima Sukezaemon, Japanese
Title: Prayer for the Author of the Tale of Genji (Genji kōshiki)
Other Titles: Transliterated Title: Genji kōshiki
Classification: Calligraphy
Work Type: calligraphy
Date: 17th to 18th century
Places: Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period: Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture: Japanese
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/211371

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Thread-bound book; ink on mica decorated colored paper
Dimensions: page: H. 25.1 × W. 18.4 cm (9 7/8 × 7 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: 1985.524
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

John T Carpenter and Melissa McCormick, The Tale of Genji: A Japanese Classic Illuminated, exh. cat., The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, 2019), p. 120, cat. 15

Exhibition History

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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