『伊勢物語』|Forty-nine scenes from the Tales of Ise
Object type: Screens
Department: Asian Art
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist: Satomura Genchin
Artist bio: Japanese, 1591–1665
Artist role: Calligrapher
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: mid-17th century
Medium: Pair of six-panel folding screens, with ninety-eight paintings and poem cards (shikishi) applied to gold leaf on paper; paintings: ink and red ink on paper, text: ink on paper
Dimensions: Image (each): 42 1/4 in. × 8 ft. 9 7/8 in. (107.3 × 268.9 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit line: Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
Accession year: 2015
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