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Six-Panel Screen “Tales of Genji"



Japanese beautiful byobu screen featuring a scene from the famous 11th century novel by Lady Murasaki, continuous scene of a landscape setting with male and female figures in various pavilions engaged in conversation or practicing the arts, daimyo dressed in his elaborate regalia riding a black horse with a red saddle blanket, retainers in the foreground, layer of gilt clouds meander throughout the landscape, ink, colors and gilt on paper.

Age: Meiji Period 18th/19th Century
Size: 48" x 112"
Item No: 736