Genji-e 1: Chapters Kiritsubo through Kagaribi
Paintings and other pictorial representations with Genji Monogatari themes produced from the Heian period onward; from the first chapter, Kiritsubo, through the 27th, Kagaribi.
Genji-e are paintings and other pictorial representations with themes based on the Genji Monogatari (“Tale of Genji”). Such visual representations are thought to have been produced shortly after the original literary work was completed, and the oldest extant work is Genji Monogatari Emaki (“Tale of Genji Illustrated Scrolls,” a National Treasure), which was created in the late Heian period (c. 1156–1185). Genji-e illustrations have been applied to emaki (illustrated scrolls), gajo (picture albums), folding byobu screens, folding fans, dyed and woven textiles, craft works, and more. In the Edo period (1603–1868), many ukiyo-e works featured related themes as well.
Genji-e depicting scenes from Genji Monogatari’s first chapter, Kiritsubo (“The Paulownia Court”), through its 27th, Kagaribi (“Flares”)
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References
- 稲本万里子 著,森話社
- 稲本万里子, 木村朗子, 龍澤彩 執筆,田口榮一 監修,東京美術
- 学習研究社