Artwork Info: Albums of scenes from The Tale of Genji

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Albums of scenes from The Tale of Genji

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18.0cm x 16.0cm

tosa mitsunori (1583 – 1638)

Discover Tosa Mitsunori, a master of the Tosa school painting during the Edo period. Known for gold backgrounds & delicate depictions, including 'Taima Mandala,' he revived tradition & illustrated ‘The Tale of Genji’.

A miniaturized version of ink-line (hakubyō) painting emerged during the Momoyama and early Edo periods, marking a turn in monochromatic depictions of The Tale of Genji. This genre is best represented by the virtuosic work of Tosa Mitsunori. Like polychrome examples of Genji painting, these albums contain one or more scenes for each chapter. They present a new, polished manner of monochrome painting that renders original compositions at a dramatically reduced scale with rich detail that rewards close inspection.