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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1985.586.8
People
Signed by Tosa Mitsuoki 土佐光起, Japanese (1617 - 1691)
Title
Fifty Nō Plays, Illustrated (Yōkyoku gojū-ban), 8th of 10 Volumes
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Yōkyoku gojū-ban
Classification
Paintings with Calligraphy
Work Type
painting with calligraphy
Date
17th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/93609

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Set of ten thread-bound books; ink and color on decorated paper with designs in gold
Dimensions
H. 33.8 x W. 24.8 cm (13 5/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: Tosa Mitsuoki

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
1985.586.8
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), pp. 274-275, cat. 82

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