Genji (age 17) with Tō no Chūjō—his brother-in-law, cousin, friend, and rival—during the famous “rainy night scene” at the palace in Chapter 2, from the manga series The Tale of Genji: Dreams at Dawn (Genji monogatari: Asaki yumemishi)

1983

Not on view

Returned to lender

This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

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大和和紀作　『源氏物語　あさきゆめみし』
Title: Genji (age 17) with Tō no Chūjō—his brother-in-law, cousin, friend, and rival—during the famous “rainy night scene” at the palace in Chapter 2, from the manga series The Tale of Genji: Dreams at Dawn (Genji monogatari: Asaki yumemishi)
Artist: Yamato Waki (Japanese, born 1948)
Period: Shōwa period (1926–89)
Date: 1983
Culture: Japan
Medium: Matted painting: ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 14 11/16 × 21 9/16 in. (37.3 × 54.7 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Lent by the Artist
Curatorial Department: Asian Art