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The Tale of Genji: Legends and Paintings

Presented here is an exquisite, complete, and beautifully preserved series of paintings illustrating The Tale of Genji, the masterpiece of classic Japanese prose narrative by Murasaki Shikibu. The fifty-four images — illustrating one chapter each — date from the mid-seventeenth century and shimmer with uncommon beauty and delicacy.

  • Format
  • hardcover
  • Pages
  • 136
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9780807615003
  • Genres
  • art, classics, literature, japan
  • Release date
  • 2001