The Burke Collection
“Asagao,” “E-awase,” and “Yadorigi” (朝顔、絵合、宿木) chapters of Genji monogatari (源氏物語)
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91-1

Catalogue information

Edo period, 18th century

Painted wood box; ink and color on gilded wood

8.3 x 25.1 x 9.5 cm (3 1/4 x 9 7/8 x 3 3/4 in.)

Donated to the Minneapolis Institute of Art by the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation in 2015

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This artwork was published as catalogue entry 91 in Volume I of Art through a Lifetime.