id:			125880
accession number:	1948.124.2
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1948.124.2
updated:		2023-08-23 20:37:12.178000

Scenes from the Tale of Genji, late 1700s. Japan, Edo period (1615-1868). One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and color on gilded paper; image: 154.5 x 351.2 cm (60 13/16 x 138 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William G. Mather 1948.124.2

title:				Scenes from the Tale of Genji
title in original language:	源氏物語図屏風
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creation date:			late 1700s
creation date earliest:		1700
creation date latest:		1799
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creditline:			Gift of William G. Mather
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culture:	Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
technique:	One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and color on gilded paper
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	ASIAN - Folding screen
type:		Painting
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measurements: Image: 154.5 x 351.2 cm (60 13/16 x 138 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Arts of Japan from the Cleveland Museum of Art
	opening date:   1979-03-25T05:00:00
	<i>Arts of Japan from the Cleveland Museum of Art</i>. Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, OH (organizer) (March 25-April 22, 1979).

	title:		Byobu: The Art of the Japanese Screen
	opening date:   1987-12-08T05:00:00
	<i>Byobu: The Art of the Japanese Screen</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 8, 1987-January 10, 1988).

	title:		Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation
	opening date:   2020-01-24T05:00:00
	<i>Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (January 24-October 11, 2020).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* <em>Japanese Art</em>. Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, OH (March 25-April 22, 1979).

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PROVENANCE

	William G. Mather [1857-1951], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-1948
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1948-
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wall description:
Folding screens served as temporary dividers in traditional Japanese open-plan architectural spaces. This pair was inspired by Japan’s most celebrated work of literature, the <em>Tale of Genji</em>, written by Murasaki Shikibu, an attendant to the empress in the early 11th-century imperial court. The novel follows the love life of the “Shining Prince” Genji and delves into the psychological states of his many companions. Distinct episodes are nestled within a matrix of golden clouds and landscape elements. Each screen includes six episodes presented in a nonlinear fashion, capturing scattered highlights of the story.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	<em>Arts of Japan from the Cleveland Museum of Art: The Mansfield Art Center, March 25-April 22, 1979</em>. Mansfield, Ohio: The Art Center, 1979.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 4, no. 1
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	Cunningham, Michael R. <em>Unfolding Beauty: Japanese Screens from the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2001.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 77, cat. no. 43
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IMAGES

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