{"object":[{"sourceId":{"label":"Source ID","value":"32165"},"period":{"label":"Period","value":"Edo period"},"creditline":{"label":"Credit Line","value":"Gift of Dr. William E. Leistner"},"labelText":{"label":"More Information","value":"The Tale of Genji, the world-renowned romantic novel written by Lady Murasaki Shikibu in the early eleventh century, was a popular theme in the Edo period. The Johnson Museum album leaves of the illustrations and accompanying inscriptions have been recently identified as a complete set of the fifty-four chapters that make up the Genji tale. The decorative style of embellished paper sheets on which short excerpts from each chapter are presented is close to the albums of The Tale of Genji inscribed by the second Shogun, Tokugawa Hidetada (1578-1632), now owned by the Tokugawa Museum of Art in Nagoya. The paintings follow the traditional Tosa school style in which figures are depicted in a simple and motionless manner in bright colors and gold leaf, based on pictorial codes from the classic Heian and Kamakura periods (eleventh to fourteenth centuries). They are especially reminiscent of the painting style of Tosa Mitsuyoshi (1539-1613), but they are more simplistic and probably datable to the middle of the seventeenth century. (From \u201cA Handbook of the Collection: Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,\" 1998)"},"invno":{"label":"Object number","value":"84.052.006 a,b"},"description":{"label":"Description","value":"The 54 individual text (84.52.001-54b) and 54 individual painted leaves (84.52.001-54a) are each mounted unto 27 pages of two large albums(each page has two leaves shown). Each album page is hand decorated with a rimpa motif of morning glory leaves (?) executed in blue and gold. The calligraphic text pages remain unm\"ounted. Each leaf is slighly different but all are about 10 1/4\" (H) x 9 3/8\".. The album pages measure 21 7/8 x 14 3/8 \" (H). Unusually fine quality painting for an album of this type, although not completely consistent throughout.________The Tale of Genji, a world-renowned romantic novel written by Lady Murasaki Shikibu in the early eleventh century, became a popular theme in Edo-period art. The Johnson Museum\u2019s album leaves of illustrations and accompanying inscriptions form a complete set of the fifty-four chapters that make up this classic tale. The paintings follow the traditional Tosa-school style, in which figures are depicted in a simple and motionless manner in bright colors and gold leaf, based on pictorial codes from the classic Heian and Kamakura periods (eleventh to fourteenth centuries). They are especially reminiscent of the painting style of Tosa Mitsuyoshi (1539\u20131613), but are more simplified and probably date to the middle of the seventeenth century.This illustration depicts the moment Genji is about to leave the house of the Safflower Princess. Although he had initially been enticed by hearing her play the koto, upon meeting her in person he did not find her at all attractive. Despite his feelings of dislike, Genji had pity on her and wanted to do something kind for her. Here one of his servants brushes snow off an orange tree in the garden. Genji\u2019s carriage and the rest of his retinue wait outside the gates for him. (10.27.14)"},"medium":{"label":"Medium","value":"Album: ink, colors, gold, and lacquer on paper"},"onview":{"label":"On View","value":"0"},"media":{"label":"Media","value":"84.052.006_a_Disc18_024"},"title":{"label":"Title","value":"The Safflower (Suetsumuhana), from The Tale of Genji, chapter 6"},"classification":{"label":"Classifications","value":"Paintings"},"primaryMedia":{"value":"https://emuseum.cornell.edu/internal/media/dispatcher/73466/full"},"culture":{"label":"Culture","value":"Japan, Tosa school"},"displayDate":{"label":"Date","value":"17th century"},"id":{"label":"Id","value":"215969"},"dimensions":{"label":"Dimensions","value":"Image / sheet (part a): 10 1/2 × 9 1/8 inches (26.7 × 23.2 cm);Image / sheet (part b): 9 5/8 × 8 1/8 inches (24.4 × 20.6 cm)"}}]}