"Picture Contest" from "The Tale of Genji"

Original Language Title源氏物語絵画帖、絵合

CultureJapanese

Dateearly 17th century

MediumAlbum leaf; ink, color, and gold on paper

DimensionsUnframed: 9 × 7 3/4 inches (22.86 × 19.69 cm)
Framed: 17 1/4 × 13 1/2 inches (43.82 × 34.29 cm)

Credit LineGift of John W. Gruber in honor of Laurence Sickman

Object numberF84-89/2

On View

Not on view

Collections

East Asian Art

Terms

DescriptionA lady and a gentleman inside a room with open blinds; beyond the verandah, a man is seated beside a winding brook under a spindle tree, setting off flares.Provenance

Provenance

John W. Gruber, New York or Dalton, PA, by December 10, 1984;

His gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1984.

Published References

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Calendar of Events, March 1985, (repro.).

Patricia Graham, “Japanese Art in the Nelson-Museum of Art,” Orientations 16, no.8 (August 1985): 24, fig.15, (repro.).

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