Title: Illustrated Handscrolls of The Tale of Genji
Object type: Handscrolls
Date: 1594
Culture: Japan
Period: Momoyama period  (1573–1615)
Artist:  Ryūjo (Tatsujo) 
Artist bio: Japanese, active late 16th century
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Five handscrolls; ink and color on paper (illustrations); ink on paper (texts)
Dimensions: Scroll 1: 12 1/2 in. × 34 ft. 10 9/16 in. (31.8 × 1063.1 cm)
Scroll 2: 12 1/2 in. × 34 ft. 11 3/8 in. (31.8 × 1065.2 cm)
Scroll 3: 12 1/2 in. × 34 ft. 7 9/16 in. (31.8 × 1055.6 cm)
Scroll 4: 12 1/2 in. × 34 ft. 8 1/16 in. (31.8 × 1056.8 cm)
Scroll 5: 12 1/2 in. × 31 ft. 6 1/16 in. (31.8 × 960.3 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit line: Purchase, Mary and James G. Wallach Foundation Gift, in celebration of the Museum’s 150th Anniversary, 2020
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY