id:			136664
accession number:	1961.202
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1961.202
updated:		2024-08-08 15:14:52.806000

Album of Illustrations for the Tale of Genji, 1600s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Double-sided accordion-style album of 17 leaves; ink, light color, and gold on paper; each leaf: 26.3 x 22 cm (10 3/8 x 8 11/16 in.); painting only: 17 x 20.6 cm (6 11/16 x 8 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Vera Sterne in memory of her husband, Maurice Sterne 1961.202

title:				Album of Illustrations for the Tale of Genji
title in original language:	源氏絵画帖
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creation date:			1600s
creation date earliest:		1600
creation date latest:		1699
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creditline:			Gift of Vera Sterne in memory of her husband, Maurice Sterne
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culture:	Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
technique:	Double-sided accordion-style album of 17 leaves; ink, light color, and gold on paper
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	Japanese Art
type:		Bound Volume
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measurements: Each leaf: 26.3 x 22 cm (10 3/8 x 8 11/16 in.); Painting only: 17 x 20.6 cm (6 11/16 x 8 1/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review (1961)
	opening date:   1961-11-01T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review (1961)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 1-26, 1961).

	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).

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PROVENANCE

	Mrs. Maurice [Vera Segal] Sterne [1904–c. 1965], Mount Kisco, NY, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–1961
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1961–
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