# Tale of Genji

- By: Japanese
- Date: 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
- Credit line: Anonymous Gift
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/213656)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/b597e0617fce45f3cd9cde45273707c6.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)