Harvard Art Museums > 1985.445: Tale of the Rat (Nezumi zōshi emaki) Paintings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Tale of the Rat (Nezumi zōshi emaki) (Attributed to Tosa Mitsunobu) , 1985.445,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Mar 24, 2025, https://hvrd.art/o/303419. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1985.445 People Attributed to Tosa Mitsunobu, Japanese (active c. 1469-1522) Title Tale of the Rat (Nezumi zōshi emaki) Other Titles Transliterated Title: Nezumi zōshi emaki Classification Paintings Work Type handscroll, painting Date Muromachi period, circa 1469 Places Creation Place: East Asia, Japan, Kyoto Metropolitan Area, Kyōto Period Muromachi period, 1392-1568 Culture Japanese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/303419 Physical Descriptions Medium Handscroll; ink, color, and gold on paper Dimensions actual: H. 16.7 x W. 431 cm (6 9/16 x 169 11/16 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 1985.445 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History James Cuno, Alvin L. Clark, Jr., Ivan Gaskell, and William W. Robinson, Harvard's Art Museums: 100 Years of Collecting, ed. James Cuno, Harvard University Art Museums and Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (Cambridge, MA, 1996), pp. 78-79 Masterpieces of world art : Fogg Art Museum, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Busch-Reisinger Museum, 1997 Melissa McCormick, Tosa Mitsunobu and the Small Scroll in Medieval Japan, University of Washington Press (Seattle, WA, 2009), pp. 66-69, fig. 25 Exhibition History Masterworks of East Asian Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 11/03/1995 - 06/09/1996 A Compelling Legacy: Masterworks of East Asian Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 08/24/2004 - 03/20/2005 32Q: 2600 East Asian, Japanese, Chinese and Korean, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 06/04/2015 - 11/29/2015 Subjects and Contexts Collection Highlights Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
