Artist: unknown
Title: Genji Monogatari. Chapter
38 -- Suzumushi II, in which the Emperor and Genji listen to a Moonlight
Concert.
Period/Date: Heian Jidai
Material: ink and color paper.
Current Location: Gotah
Collection.
Iconography/Iconology:
Stylistic Comments: This scroll is depicted in the so-called"female
style," or the "Genji style" of painting. The characteristic
features of this style include the use of thickly layered, opaque colors;
figures with mask-like faces with no distinct facial expressions; and the
use of architectural settings to convey the emotions and mood of the composition.
As is characteristic with interior scenes in this scroll, this image shows
the use of the "blown-away-roof" technique, providing a view from
top, looking down.
