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.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Arts of Asia
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Artist
- Torii Kiyonaga
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Title
- Murasaki Shikibu
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Origin
- Japan
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Date
- 1779–1789
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Medium
- Color woodblock print; oban
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Dimensions
- 36.1 × 24.5 cm
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Credit Line
- Clarence Buckingham Collection
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Reference Number
- 1925.2642
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/22661/manifest.json
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