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Genji Monogatari Emaki

Illuminated Manuscripts and Calligraphic Works

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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Location
Tokugawa Art Museum, Nagoya, and Gotoh Museum, Tokyo, Japan 1
Visitor Access
Only briefly exhibited, for conservation reasons 1
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1. Genji Monogatari Emaki (Wikipedia)
  • 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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