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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1985.649
People
Tosa Mitsusada, Japanese (1738 - 1806)
Title
Scenes of Suma, The Tale of Genji
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
handscroll, painting
Date
19th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/211539

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Handscroll; ink, color, gold and silver on paper
Dimensions
H. 38.1 x W. 949.9 cm (15 x 374 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: Mitsusada, with his seal
  • label: Old tilte slip on scroll box: Illustrated Story of Courtiers' Life (Fūzoku gakan)

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
1985.649
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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