Unknown Japanese
Tale of Genji

CultureJapanese
Titles
  • Tale of Genji
MediumSix-panel folding screen; ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper
DimensionsOpen: 66 7/8 × 159 × 3/4 in. (169.9 × 403.9 × 1.9 cm)
Closed: 66 7/8 × 26 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (169.9 × 67.3 × 11.4 cm)
Panel (Each): 66 7/8 × 26 1/2 × 3/4 in. (169.9 × 67.3 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Gitter-Yelen Collection, museum purchase funded by the Brown Foundation Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2021.215
Not on view

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Department
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