Harvard Art Museums > 1985.352.56: Landscape around Ishiyamadera and Lake Biwa (Finispiece to an album containing 54 illustrations and calligraphic excerpts from the Tale of Genji) Paintings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Landscape around Ishiyamadera and Lake Biwa (Finispiece to an album containing 54 illustrations and calligraphic excerpts from the Tale of Genji) (Tosa Mitsuoki 土佐光起) , 1985.352.56,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/199829. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1985.352.56 People Tosa Mitsuoki 土佐光起, Japanese (1617 - 1691) Title Landscape around Ishiyamadera and Lake Biwa (Finispiece to an album containing 54 illustrations and calligraphic excerpts from the Tale of Genji) Other Titles Transliterated Title: Genji monogatari gajō (Murasaki Shikibu, Ishiyama-dera) Classification Paintings Work Type album leaf, painting Date Early Edo period, circa late 17th century Places Creation Place: East Asia, Japan, Kyoto Metropolitan Area, Kyōto Period Edo period, 1615-1868 Culture Japanese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/199829 Physical Descriptions Medium Finispiece to an album of 54 (earlier) album leaves illustrating "The Tale of Genji"; ink, color, and gold on silk Dimensions H. 31.1 cm x W. 42.1 cm (12 1/4 x 16 9/16 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of the Hofer Collection of the Arts of Asia Accession Year 1985 Object Number 1985.352.56 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Kaori Chino, "Tokushû: Genji monogatari gajô - Hâvâdo Daigaku Bijutsukan zô" [Special Issue: The Tale of Genji Album in the Collection of Harvard University Art Museums] (Tokyo, Japan, 1997), p. 52 Anne Rose Kitagawa, "Behind the Scenes of Harvard's Tale of Genji album", Apollo, Vol. CLIV No. 477, November 2001, p. 30 / Fig. 3 Melissa McCormick, "Genji Goes West: The 1510 Genji Album and the Visualization of Court and Capital", Art Bulletin, College Art Association of America (New York, March 2003), LXXXV No. 1, p. 58 / Fig. 7 Melissa McCormick, The Tale of Genji: A Visual Companion, Princeton University Press (Princeton, 2018) Related Works 1985.352.B The "Tale of Genji" Album (Genji monogatari gajō), Part 2 Paintings with Calligraphy Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
