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Genji mourning the loss of Fujitsubo, from the manga series The Tale of Genji: Dreams at Dawn (Genji monogatari: Asaki yumemishi)

Yamato Waki Japanese

1984

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Genji mourning the loss of Fujitsubo, from the manga series The Tale of Genji: Dreams at Dawn (Genji monogatari: Asaki yumemishi), Yamato Waki (Japanese, born 1948), Matted painting; ink and color on paper, Japan — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

大和和紀作　『源氏物語　あさきゆめみし』

Title: Genji mourning the loss of Fujitsubo, 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: 1984

Culture: Japan

Medium: Matted painting; ink and color on paper

Dimensions: Overall: 14 5/8 × 10 11/16 in. (37.2 × 27.2 cm)
Image (Current mat window): 13 7/8 × 10 5/16 in. (35.3 × 26.2 cm)

Classification: Paintings

Credit Line: Lent by the Artist

Object Number: SL.7.2019.30.11

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