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Jun 5, 2013
Jun 5, 2013
Scene from the Tale of the Wisteria Robe
Scene from the Tale of the Wisteria Robe
藤の衣物語絵巻断簡
1400s
Japan, Muromachi period
(1392–1573)
Section of a handscroll mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on paper
Image: 16.2 x 33 cm (6 3/8 x 13 in.); Overall: 105.4 x 57.2 cm (41 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1985.132
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Members of the court, both male and female, are depicted in dress and hairstyles from the earlier Heian period (794–1185).
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The Tale of the Wisteria Robe chronicles the family saga and spiritual wanderings of a noble whose garment has a signature scent. In the complete set of two scrolls, the paintings were preceded by textual passages and included dialogue floating over the characters depicted. This fragment of the story shows several figures engaged in private conversations held in chambers divided by sliding doors. Numerical notations in the text indicate the order in which things are being said.
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