"Prince Hotaru and Tamakazura" from "The Tale of Genji"

"Prince Hotaru and Tamakazura" from "The Tale of Genji"

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"Prince Hotaru and Tamakazura" from "The Tale of Genji"
CultureJapanese
Titles
  • "Prince Hotaru and Tamakazura" from "The Tale of Genji"
Date15th century
PlaceJapan
MediumInk on paper, "hakubyo"
Dimensionsimage/sheet: 5 5/8 × 16 1/4 inches (14.3 × 41.4 cm.)
 silk mount: 35 1/4 × 22 5/8 inches (90.8 × 57.4 cm.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Agnes Cullen Arnold Endowment Fund
Object number87.118
Not on view

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Department
Asian Art
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