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Murasaki Shikibu

A work made of color woodblock print; oban.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of color woodblock print; oban.

Date:

Edo period (1615–1868), about 1784

Artist:

Torii Kiyonaga
Japanese, 1752-1815

About this artwork

The famous author of the “Genji Monogatari” is depicted seated on the engawa of one of the buildings of Ishiyama. Buddhist temple on a rocky hillside overlooking Lake Biwa where she is said to have written that classic romance. Writing materials are upon a low tabl e before her and she holds a brush in her hand.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Artist

Torii Kiyonaga

Title

Murasaki Shikibu

Place

Japan (Artist's nationality)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1779–1789

Medium

Color woodblock print; oban

Dimensions

36.1 × 24.5 cm (14 1/4 × 9 11/16 in.)

Credit Line

Clarence Buckingham Collection

Reference Number

1925.2642

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