Early Edo Period (17th c.)／Color on gold-leaf paper, pair of six-fold screens
154.0 x 362.8 cm (each)
SUMMARY
This piece depicts “The Carriage Competition”, a key scene from Aoi, the 9th volume of The Tale of Genji. It appears to be to be a copy of The Picture of The Carriage Competition which is thought to be by Tosa Mitsumochi (collection of Ninnaji). On the day of the Kamo (or Aoi) Festival, Ichijo-oji Street of Heian-kyo was crowded with people eager to see the purification ceremony for Onna Sannomiya (the third princess) to become a new Saiin (appointed to serve the deities of the Kamo-jinja Shrines). Genji was participating in the parade, and his mistress, Lady Rokujo was secretly viewing it. However, Genji’s wife, Lady Aoi came and had her servants aggressively move Lady Rokujo’s carriage out of her space. The right screen shows the parade of purification, while the left shows the quarrel between Lady Rokujo and Lady Aoi. Utilizing the full extent of the space, these screens portray the highlights of the scene, and at the same time convey the atmosphere of the festival to the modern viewer.
ARTIST
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INFORMATION
10 8, 2021 （Fri.）～11 14 （Sun.）
From the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum Collection: “THIS IS JAPAN” Eternal Japanese Art Oita Art Museum (Oita, Japan)
10 12, 2013 （Sat.）～11 24 （Sun.）
The Quintessence of Edo Period Painting Nara Prefecture Complex of Man’yo culture (Nara, Japan)
8 24, 2006 （Thu.）～11 19 （Sun.）
Treasures of Japanese Art from the TFAM Collection The Oscar Niemeyer Museum (Curitiba, Brazil)
11 3, 2004 （Wed.）～11 28 （Sun.）
Treasures of Japanese Art Exhibition Kagawa History Museum (Kagawa, Japan)
9 17, 1997 （Wed.）～10 19 （Sun.）
Treasures of Japanese Art in Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Amity of Japan and Chile National Museum of Chile (Santiago, Chile)
8 10, 1991 （Sat.）～10 20 （Sun.）
Behind Golden Screens: Treasures of Japanese Art from the TFAM Collection – An Official Event of Japan Festival ’91 and the Edinburgh Festival National Museum of Scotland (Edinburgh, UK)
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