The Tale of Genji Shikishi “Wisteria Hakama”, Tosa Mitsuyoshi, between 1573 and 1615

Japan; album leaf mounted as a hanging scroll; paintings. Object Type: painting. Date: between 1573 and 1615. Place of creation: Japan. Dimensions: Image: 10 1/8 × 8 3/8 in. (25.7 × 21.2 cm); Overall with mounting: 54 5/8 × 15 1/4 in. (138.7 × 38.7 cm); ; Overall with knobs: 54 5/8 × 17 3/16 in. (138.7 × 43.6 cm). Medium: color and gold on paper, ink. Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art. 源氏物語図色紙 「藤袴」-Scene from “Purple Trousers” (“Fujibakama”), from The Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) MET DP700728