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The calligraphy brushed on this paper, decorated with a cherry tree seen through clouds, narrates a portion of <em>The Tale of Genji</em>. A scene often illustrated in painted albums and later woodblock prints, it describes Genji taking leave of his love, Murasaki, to see the Akashi Lady, his other love, whose daughter, now in Murasaki's care, clings to Genji's hem as he moves to depart.
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114211
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Portion of Text from the "Wisps of Cloud" (Usugumo) Chapter of The Tale of Genji
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114211
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Portion of Text from the "Wisps of Cloud" (Usugumo) Chapter of The Tale of Genji
description
The calligraphy brushed on this paper, decorated with a cherry tree seen through clouds, narrates a portion of <em>The Tale of Genji</em>. A scene often illustrated in painted albums and later woodblock prints, it describes Genji taking leave of his love, Murasaki, to see the Akashi Lady, his other love, whose daughter, now in Murasaki's care, clings to Genji's hem as he moves to depart.
date
1600s-1700s
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60513892
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Calligraphy
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
23.3 x 21.3 cm (9 3/16 x 8 3/8 in.)
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Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
accession
1933.455
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album leaf; ink on dyed paper with gold
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Portion of Text from the "Wisps of Cloud" (Usugumo) Chapter of The Tale of Genji (源氏物語内薄雲の詞書), 1600s-1700s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Album leaf; ink on dyed paper with gold; 23.3 x 21.3 cm (9 3/16 x 8 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1933.455
titleInOriginalLanguage
源氏物語内薄雲の詞書
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ASIAN - Album leaf
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inscription
まかり申給さま、くまなきゆふ日
に、いとゝしくきよらにみえ給を、
女君たゝならずみ奉りをくり
きこえ給。ひめ君はいはけなく
御さしぬきのすそにかゝりてしたひ
聞え給ほどに、とにもいでた
まひぬべければ、立とまりて
いとあはれとおぼしたり。
Transcription by Stephen Forrest (kana modernized, punctuation added).
didYouKnow
Some say <em>The Tale of Genji</em> is the world's first novel.
citations
citation
Sŏn, Sŭng-hye. <em>The Lure of Painted Poetry: Japanese and Korean Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2011.
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cat. no. 87
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Edward L. Whittemore Fund
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2026-05-29 06:00:11.443000
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114211
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Japanese Art
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ASIAN - Album leaf
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album leaf; ink on dyed paper with gold
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