Photo of collection object Bracken Shoots (Sawarabi), Illustration to Chapter 48 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)
Tosa Mitsunobu. Bracken Shoots (Sawarabi), Illustration to Chapter 48 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari), Muromachi period, datable to 1509-1510. The forty-eighth of a series of 54 painted album leaves mounted in an album with calligraphic excerpts; ink, color, and gold on paper, H. 24.2 cm x W. 18.0 cm (9 1/2 x 7 1/16 in.). Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of the Hofer Collection of the Arts of Asia, unknown.

Bracken Shoots (Sawarabi), Illustration to Chapter 48 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)

Muromachi period, datable to 1509-1510

Tosa Mitsunobu

active c. 1469-1522

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Maker/Artist
Tosa Mitsunobu
Classification
Painting
Formatted Medium
The forty-eighth of a series of 54 painted album leaves mounted in an album with calligraphic excerpts; ink, color, and gold on paper
Locations
country: Japan
Dimensions
H. 24.2 cm x W. 18.0 cm (9 1/2 x 7 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of the Hofer Collection of the Arts of Asia
Rights Statement
unknown
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