Sixfold Screen

anonymous, 1700 - 1800

The screen features a nocturnal moonlit scene. A nobleman plays the koto, a Japanese zither with 11 strings, for a lady-in-waiting. This is a scene from Genji monogatari (The Tale of Genji), an 11th-century novel recounting Prince Genji’s romantic escapades.

  • Artwork typescreen
  • Object numberAK-MAK-174
  • Dimensionsheight 159.7 cm x width 369 cm x width 65.3 cm x depth 11.6 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Sixfold Screen

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-174

  • Description

    Scherm, zesdelig, voorstellend een dame en een heer, de koto bespelend.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, Japan

  • Dating

    1700 - 1800

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 159.7 cm x width 369 cm x width 65.3 cm x depth 11.6 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (purchase Shimizu, Tokyo, 1930)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; from the dealer Shimizu, Tokio, ¥ 2,500, to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1930;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

Documentation

  • Menno Fitski, 'De blauwe boekjes van Mr. H.K. Westendorp', Aziatische Kunst 38 (2008), nr. 4, p. 42, afb. 4.

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