The Jeweled Chaplet (Tamakazura), from The Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari), 玉鬘図, （『源氏物語』画帖の内）, Momoyama period (1573–1615), early 17th century, Japan, Album leaves mounted as a pair of hanging scrolls; ink, gold, silver, and color on paper, Image (a): 9 5/8 × 8 3/8 in. (24.4 × 21.3 cm), Paintings, Circle of Tosa Mitsuyoshi (Japanese, 1539–1613), This album-leaf painting illustrates an episode from the “The Jeweled Chaplet” chapter from The Tale of Genji in which the New Year’s robes are distributed to the ladies of Genji’s household. Genji is shown seated near the heroine Murasaki, while the women place the colorful garments into black lacquered boxes
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