The Genji Monogatari Emaki, also called The Tale of Genji Scroll, is an illustrated handscroll of the Japanese literary classic The Tale of Genji, produced in the 12th century, perhaps around 1120 to 1140. It is the earliest surviving text of the work and the earliest surviving example of the Yamato-e tradition of narrative illustrated scrolls. Its surviving sections are divided between the Tokugawa Art Museum and the Gotoh Museum, both designated National Treasures of Japan. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Year Created LocationTokugawa Art Museum, Nagoya, and Gotoh Museum, Tokyo, Japan 2 Visitor AccessOnly briefly exhibited, for conservation reasons 2 Connections
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1. Wikidata: Genji Monogatari Emaki
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- Wikidata Q3131044, P571 claim (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926)
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History section, sentence on the surviving scrolls
housed in the Tokugawa Art Museum in Nagoya and the Gotoh Museum in Tokyo.
Lead paragraph, first sentence
where they are only briefly exhibited, again for conservation reasons.
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