The Tale of Genji Album: “The Warbler’s First Song” (Hatsune) 源氏物語絵色紙帖 初音ゲンジモノガタリエシキシジョウ ハツネ
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This album, pairing paintings and calligraphic excerpts, features highlights from the eleventh-century novel The Tale of Genji. The scene here depicts the hero of the tale, Prince Genji, who visits his daughter Akashi no Himegimi on the auspicious Day of the Rat during New Year.
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ColBase
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National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
The National Institutes for Cultural Heritage (NICH) comprise four National Museums (Tokyo National Museum, Kyoto National Museum, Nara National Museum, and Kyushu National Museum) and two National Research Institutes for Cultural Properties (Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, and Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties), as well as the International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) in Sakai City, for a total of seven institutions.
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August 24, 2026