Ukifune’s attempt to drown herself, inspired by the painting Ophelia by John Everett Millais, from the manga series The Tale of Genji: Dreams at Dawn (Genji monogatari: Asaki yumemishi)

1992

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: Ukifune’s attempt to drown herself, inspired by the painting Ophelia by John Everett Millais, 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: 1992
Culture: Japan
Medium: Matted painting; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Overall: 14 11/16 × 21 1/2 in. (37.3 × 54.6 cm)
(Current mat window): 14 1/2 × 20 11/16 in. (36.8 × 52.5 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Lent by the Artist
Curatorial Department: Asian Art