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Scenes from the Tale of Genji
The Cleveland Museum of Art · Gift of William G. Mather
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Scenes from the Tale of Genji

late 1700s
Tosa School (Japanese) visual detail
ArtistTosa School (Japanese)
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Medium
One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on gilded paper
Dimensions
Image: 154.5 x 351.2 cm (60 13/16 x 138 1/4 in.)
Classification
Painting
Style
ASIAN - Folding screen
Origin
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Institution
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of William G. Mather

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Provenance

Public
?-1948

William G. Mather [1857-1951], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art

1948-

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Source provenance text

William G. Mather [1857-1951], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Exhibitions

Public
Byobu: The Art of the Japanese Screen

Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation

Source exhibition text

Byobu: The Art of the Japanese Screen. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 8, 1987-January 10, 1988). Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (January 24-October 11, 2020). Japanese Art. Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, OH (March 25-April 22, 1979).

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Sourced Overview Evidence

Folding screens served as temporary dividers in traditional Japanese open-plan architectural spaces. This pair was inspired by Japan’s most celebrated work of literature, the <em>Tale of Genji</em>, written by Murasaki Shikibu, an attendant to the empress in the early 11th-century imperial court. The novel follows the love life of the “Shining Prince” Genji and delves into the psychological states of his many companions. Distinct episodes are nestled within a matrix of golden clouds and landscape elements. Each screen includes six episodes presented in a nonlinear fashion, capturing scattered highlights of the story.

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0 observed sales · 0 comparable sales · 2 structured provenance events · 2 structured exhibitions.

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