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Genjigumo ukiyo-e awase
(Japan and Korea )
The evil lady-in-waiting Iwafuji plots to kill the shogun in the play "Kagamiyama kokyo no nishikie" ("The Women's Chushingura"). This chapter of "The Tale of Genji" also concerns ladies-in-waiting and divided loyalties at the court.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Justine Lewis Keidel [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1986, by gift.
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
14 1/2 x 10 1/16 in. (36.8 x 25.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Justine Lewis Keidel, 1986
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
95.110
