Ukifune after taking the tonsure to become a Buddhist nun (seen behind the curtain) and living in a convent outside the capital in Ono, from the manga series The Tale of Genji: Dreams at Dawn (Genji monogatari: Asaki yumemishi)
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.Artwork Details
- 大和和紀作 『源氏物語 あさきゆめみし』
- Title: Ukifune after taking the tonsure to become a Buddhist nun (seen behind the curtain) and living in a convent outside the capital in Ono, 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: 1993
- Culture: Japan
- Medium: Matted painting; ink and color on paper
- Dimensions: Overall: 14 11/16 × 10 3/4 in. (37.3 × 27.3 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Lent by the Artist
- Rights and Reproduction: Asaki Yumemishi © Yamato Waki
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art