Lady Murasaki
Artist
Anonymous
Dateca. 1650-1700
GeographyJapan
Mediumink, color and gold on paper
DimensionsMount: 19 × 25 1/16 in. (48.3 × 63.6 cm)
Fan painting: 9 3/16 × 20 7/8 in. (23.3 × 53 cm)
Fan painting: 9 3/16 × 20 7/8 in. (23.3 × 53 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGift of John Gregg Allerton, 1984 (5264.1)
Object number5264.1
DescriptionOne of a pair of fan paintings (see 5264.2) depicting a court lady in Heian-style robes, seated at her writing desk with a brush in hand, gazing across her verandah, seeking inspiration in the autumn foliage.On View
Not on viewCollections
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
c. 1843 - 1847
16th century
