Harvard Art Museums > 1985.352.B: The "Tale of Genji" Album (Genji monogatari gajō), Part 2 Paintings with Calligraphy Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"The "Tale of Genji" Album (Genji monogatari gajō), Part 2 , 1985.352.B,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Mar 18, 2025, https://hvrd.art/o/324906. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1985.352.B Title The "Tale of Genji" Album (Genji monogatari gajō), Part 2 Other Titles Transliterated Title: Genji monogatari gajō Classification Paintings with Calligraphy Work Type album Date Muromachi period, remounted in 17th c. and again in 1998-99 Places Creation Place: East Asia, Japan, Kyoto Metropolitan Area, Kyōto Period Muromachi period, 1392-1568 Culture Japanese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/324906 Physical Descriptions Medium Second of two albums, each containing twenty-seven paired paintings & calligraphic excerpts, this one mounted with a later finispiece at the end Dimensions Closed: H. 34.1 x W. 44.9 x D. 14.7 cm (13 7/16 x 17 11/16 x 5 13/16 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 1985.352.B 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 Melissa McCormick, The Tale of Genji: A Visual Companion, Princeton University Press (Princeton, 2018) Related Objects Object Number 1985.352.37.B Artist Sanjōnishi Sanetaka Title The Flute (Yokobue), Calligraphic Excerpt from Chapter 37 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) Classification Calligraphy Object Number 1985.352.40.B Artist Son'ō Jugō Title The Law (Minori), Calligraphic Excerpt from Chapter 40 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) Classification Calligraphy Object Number 1985.352.32.B Artist Konoe Hisamichi Title The Plum Tree Branch (Umegae), Calligraphic Excerpt from Chapter 32 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) Classification Calligraphy Object Number 1985.352.48.B Artist Jōhōji Kōjo Title Bracken Shoots (Sawarabi), Calligraphic Excerpt from Chapter 48 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) Classification Calligraphy Object Number 1985.352.47.B Artist Reizei Tamehiro Title Trefoil Knots (Agemaki), Calligraphic Excerpt from Chapter 47 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) Classification Calligraphy Object Number 1985.352.49.B Artist Sanjōnishi Sanetaka Title The Ivy (Yadorigi), Calligraphic Excerpt from Chapter 49 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) Classification Calligraphy Object Number 1985.352.51.B Artist Fushimi no miya Kunitaka shinnō Title A Drifting Boat (Ukifune), Calligraphic Excerpt from Chapter 51 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) Classification Calligraphy Object Number 1985.352.52.B Artist Son'ō Jugō Title The Mayfly (Kagerō), Calligraphic Excerpt from Chapter 52 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) Classification Calligraphy Object Number 1985.352.50.B Artist Konoe Hisamichi Title The Eastern Cottage (Azumaya), Calligraphic Excerpt from Chapter 50 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) Classification Calligraphy Object Number 1985.352.54.B Artist Jōhōji Kōjo Title The Floating Bridge of Dreams (Yume no Ukihashi), Calligraphic Excerpt from Chapter 54 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) Classification Calligraphy Object Number 1985.352.35.B Artist Reizei Tamehiro Title Spring Shoots II (Wakana: ge), Calligraphic Excerpt from Chapter 35 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) Classification Calligraphy Object Number 1985.352.56 Artist Tosa Mitsuoki 土佐光起 Title Landscape around Ishiyamadera and Lake Biwa (Finispiece to an album containing 54 illustrations and calligraphic excerpts from the Tale of Genji) Classification Paintings Object Number 1985.352.35.A Artist Tosa Mitsunobu Title Spring Shoots II (Wakana: ge), Illustration to Chapter 35 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) Classification Paintings Object Number 1985.352.28.A Artist Tosa Mitsunobu Title The Typhoon (Nowaki), Illustration to Chapter 28 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) Classification Paintings Object Number 1985.352.36.A Artist Tosa Mitsunobu Title The Oak Tree (Kashiwagi), Illustration to Chapter 36 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) Classification Paintings Object Number 1985.352.47.A Artist Tosa Mitsunobu Title Trefoil Knots (Agemaki), Illustration to Chapter 47 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) Classification Paintings Object Number 1985.352.48.A Artist Tosa Mitsunobu Title Bracken Shoots (Sawarabi), Illustration to Chapter 48 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) Classification Paintings Object Number 1985.352.49.A Artist Tosa Mitsunobu Title The Ivy (Yadorigi), Illustration to Chapter 49 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) Classification Paintings Object Number 1985.352.54.A Artist Tosa Mitsunobu Title The Floating Bridge of Dreams (Yume no Ukihashi), Illustration to Chapter 54 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) Classification Paintings Object Number 1985.352.28.B Artist Son'ō Jugō Title The Typhoon (Nowaki), Calligraphic Excerpt from Chapter 28 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) Classification Calligraphy Object Number 1985.352.29.B Artist Reizei Tamehiro Title The Imperial Progress (Miyuki), Calligraphic Excerpt from Chapter 29 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) Classification Calligraphy Object Number 1985.352.33.B Artist Fushimi no miya Kunitaka shinnō Title New Wisteria Leaves (Fuji no Uraba), Calligraphic Excerpt from Chapter 33 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) Classification Calligraphy Object Number 1985.352.39.B Artist Fushimi no miya Kunitaka shinnō Title Evening Mist (Yūgiri), Calligraphic Excerpt from Chapter 39 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) Classification Calligraphy Object Number 1985.352.31.B Artist Sanjōnishi Sanetaka Title The Handsome Pillar (Makibashira), Calligraphic Excerpt from Chapter 31 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) Classification Calligraphy Object Number 1985.352.50.A Artist Tosa Mitsunobu Title The Eastern Cottage (Azumaya), Illustration to Chapter 50 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) Classification Paintings Object Number 1985.352.34.B Artist Son'ō Jugō Title Spring Shoots I (Wakana: jō), Calligraphic Excerpt from Chapter 34 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) Classification Calligraphy Object Number 1985.352.53.B Artist Reizei Tamehiro Title Writing Practice (Tenarai), Calligraphic Excerpt from Chapter 53 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) Classification Calligraphy Object Number 1985.352.32.A Artist Tosa Mitsunobu Title The Plum Tree Branch (Umegae), Illustration to Chapter 32 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) Classification Paintings Object Number 1985.352.37.A Artist Tosa Mitsunobu Title The Flute (Yokobue), Illustration to Chapter 37 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) Classification Paintings Object Number 1985.352.40.A Artist Tosa Mitsunobu Title The Law (Minori), Illustration to Chapter 40 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) Classification Paintings Object Number 1985.352.30.B Artist Jōhōji Kōjo Title Thoroughwort Flowers (Fujibakama), Calligraphic Excerpt from Chapter 30 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) Classification Calligraphy Object Number 1985.352.36.B Artist Jōhōji Kōjo Title The Oak Tree (Kashiwagi), Calligraphic Excerpt from Chapter 36 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) Classification Calligraphy Object Number 1985.352.38.B Artist Konoe Hisamichi Title The Bell Cricket (Suzumushi), Calligraphic Excerpt from Chapter 38 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) Classification Calligraphy Object Number 1985.352 Artist Illustrations by Tosa Mitsunobu Title Tale of Genji Album (Genji monogatari gajō) of Illustrations and Calligraphic Excerpts (Two Volumes) Classification Paintings with Calligraphy Object Number 1985.352.29.A Artist Tosa Mitsunobu Title The Imperial Progress (Miyuki), Illustration to Chapter 29 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) Classification Paintings Object Number 1985.352.30.A Artist Tosa Mitsunobu Title Thoroughwort Flowers (Fujibakama), Illustration to Chapter 30 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) Classification Paintings Object Number 1985.352.34.A Artist Tosa Mitsunobu Title Spring Shoots I (Wakana: jō), Illustration to Chapter 34 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) Classification Paintings Object Number 1985.352.33.A Artist Tosa Mitsunobu Title New Wisteria Leaves (Fuji no Uraba), Illustration to Chapter 33 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) Classification Paintings Object Number 1985.352.38.A Artist Tosa Mitsunobu Title The Bell Cricket (Suzumushi), Illustration to Chapter 38 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) Classification Paintings Object Number 1985.352.31.A Artist Tosa Mitsunobu Title The Handsome Pillar (Makibashira), Illustration to Chapter 31 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) Classification Paintings Object Number 1985.352.39.A Artist Tosa Mitsunobu Title Evening Mist (Yūgiri), Illustration to Chapter 39 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) Classification Paintings Object Number 1985.352.51.A Artist Tosa Mitsunobu Title A Drifting Boat (Ukifune), Illustration to Chapter 51 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) Classification Paintings Object Number 1985.352.52.A Artist After Tosa Mitsunobu Title The Mayfly (Kagerō), Illustration to Chapter 52 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) Classification Paintings Object Number 1985.352.53.A Artist Tosa Mitsunobu Title Writing Practice (Tenarai), Illustration to Chapter 53 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) Classification Paintings Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. 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