Tale of Genji, by Japanese, 18th/19th century
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Tale of Genji

Japanese

18th/19th century

Medium
Books: Ink on paper with indigo-dyed paper covers with gold painted designs; Case: Lacquer
Classification
Book
Dimensions
Lacquer Case: 42 × 28.6 × 22.7 cm (16 1/2 × 11 1/4 × 9 in.)
Culture
Japan
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago, Arts of Asia
Credit line
Anonymous Gift
Rights
Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its museum says too little about what it shows to place it for younger viewers. How works are placed

View at the Art Institute of Chicago