The warbler’s first song (Hatsune), illustration to chapter 23 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)

Tosa Mitsunobu (active 1469-ca. 1525)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

1509-1510

Height:

24.5 cm  (9 5/8 in.)

Width:

17.8 cm  (7 in.)

Technique / Medium:

ink, color and gold on paper

Place of creation:

Kyōto (Nihon)

School:

Muromachi

Additional titles

Description

Description from museum website:
Genji inspecting the calligraphy and belongings of the Akashi Lady in the northwest quarter. [The belongings include a koto on the floor.]

Iconclass

41A2
interior of the house
48C7512
person with musical instrument, musing, contemplating

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Koto [3668]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

Notes

Album leaf datable to 1509-1510. The twenty-third of a series of 54 painted album leaves mounted in an album with calligraphic excerpts. Muromachi period, 1392-1568.

RIdIM record id

5802