Title: Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji
Object type: Albums
Date: early 17th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Momoyama (1573–1615)
Artist:  Tosa School 
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper
Dimensions: Two leaves spread: 11 5/8 × 21 1/4 in. (29.5 × 54 cm)
Each sheet: 8 7/8 × 7 13/16 in. (22.5 × 19.8 cm)
Each leaf: 11 5/8 × 10 5/8 in. (29.5 × 27 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2018
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Gardens, term: Men, term: Women