Tosa School (18th Century)
Scenes from the Tale of Genji
Album leaves, ink, colors, and gold on paper, framed and glazed; depicting ten scenes from the Tale of Genji in the traditional Tosa manner and with gold moriage clouds, including scenes from the following chapters: Kiritsubo (#1), Hahakigi (#2), Utsusemi (#3), Waka Murasaki (#5), Miotsukushi (#14), Yomogui (#15), Usugumo (#19), Kocho (#24), Tokonatsu (#26); Umegae (#32)
11 x 9 1/4in (27.9cm x 23.5cm) dimensions of the album leaves
Album leaves, ink, colors, and gold on paper, framed and glazed; depicting ten scenes from the Tale of Genji in the traditional Tosa manner and with gold moriage clouds, including scenes from the following chapters: Kiritsubo (#1), Hahakigi (#2), Utsusemi (#3), Waka Murasaki (#5), Miotsukushi (#14), Yomogui (#15), Usugumo (#19), Kocho (#24), Tokonatsu (#26); Umegae (#32)
11 x 9 1/4in (27.9cm x 23.5cm) dimensions of the album leaves
Sold for
US$ 6,000
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Twelve additional leaves from the same album were sold in this room on September 14, 2010.
Category: Asian Art
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