The bell cricket (Suzumushi), illustration to Chapter 38 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)

Tosa Mitsunobu (active 1469-ca. 1525)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
1509-1510
Height:
24.1 cm  (9 1/2 in.)
Width:
18.0 cm  (7 1/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
ink, color and gold on paper
School:
Muromachi

Description

From the Harvard Museums website: An evening concert in the quarters of the Third Princess. Genji, Prince Hotaru (his brother) and other gentlemen play instruments in the moonlight.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Koto [3668]
Biwa [3325]
Ryuteki [4042]
Shakuhachi [4055]
Sho [4159]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

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Notes

Muromachi period, 1392-1568.
The thirty-eighth of a series of 54 painted album leaves mounted in an album with calligraphic excerpts.

RIdIM record id

5744