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紅葉賀(源氏物語)図木製蒔絵陶片貼付印籠 銘「笠齋」 19世紀
Provenance: D. Beresford-Jones collection, purchased at Christie's, London, 2000.
Wrangham collection, no.2164.
The scene illustrates an episode in Chapter 7 Momiji no ga (Autumn outing) of the Genji Monogatari (The Tales of Genji), by Murasaki Shikibu.
The design is taken from a manuscript of Genji Kokagami, dated to the Enpou Period (1673-1681). The manuscript is composed of 37 chapters in five volumes. It is in the collection of Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde München in Germany. The inventory number is 12-Cod.jap.14.
























