Photo of collection object Forty-nine scenes from the Tales of Ise — Attributed to Satomura Genchin. Forty-nine scenes from the Tales of Ise, mid-17th century. Pair of six-panel folding screens, with ninety-eight paintings and poem cards (shikishi) applied to gold leaf on paper; paintings: ink and red ink on paper, text: ink on paper, Image (each): 42 1/4 in. × 8 ft. 9 7/8 in. (107.3 × 268.9 cm). Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015, 2015.300.81.1, .2. public-domain.

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Forty-nine scenes from the Tales of Ise

mid-17th century

Attributed to Satomura Genchin

Asian Art

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Attributed to Satomura Genchin
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: Pair of six-panel folding screens, with ninety-eight paintings and poem cards (shikishi) applied to gold leaf on paper; paintings: ink and red ink on paper, text: ink on paper
Medium: Pair of six-panel folding screens, with ninety-eight paintings, poem cards (shikishi) applied to gold leaf on paper, paintings: ink, red ink on paper, text: ink on paper
Locations: country: Japan
Period: Edo Period
Dimensions: Image (each): 42 1/4 in. × 8 ft. 9 7/8 in. (107.3 × 268.9 cm)
Departments: Asian Art
Accession Number: 2015.300.81.1, .2
Credit Line: Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
Rights Statement: public-domain
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