TY - BOOK AU - McCormick,Melissa TI - The Tale of Genji: A Visual Companion SN - 9780691172682 AV - ND1059.T6585 M33 2018eb U1 - 895.63/14 23 PY - 2018///] CY - Princeton, NJ : PB - Princeton University Press, KW - Arts and society KW - Japan KW - History KW - Japanese literature KW - Heian period, 794-1185 KW - History and criticism KW - Painting, Japanese KW - Themes, motives KW - ART / Asian / General KW - bisacsh KW - Abby Aldrich Rockefeller KW - Age of the Gods KW - Allusion KW - Amaterasu KW - Archery KW - Bachi KW - Bai Juyi KW - Blue flower KW - Bodhisattva KW - Bow and arrow KW - Bugaku KW - Calligraphy KW - Censer KW - Chrysanthemum KW - Courtier KW - Cremation KW - Cresset KW - Curator KW - Devadatta KW - Edition (book) KW - Eligible bachelor KW - Emperor Reizei KW - Emperor Suzaku KW - Erudition KW - Foray KW - Fujiwara clan KW - Fujiwara KW - Genji (era) KW - Hairstyle KW - Handscroll KW - Haruhi KW - Harvard Art Museums KW - Harvard University KW - Hashihime KW - Heian period KW - High comedy KW - Hikaru KW - Hotaru KW - Household KW - Humiliation KW - Illustration KW - In Death KW - Infatuation KW - Japanese art KW - Kamo River KW - Kemari KW - Language of flowers KW - Laughter KW - Literature KW - Longevity KW - Lotus Sutra KW - Mansion KW - Manuscript KW - Masculinity KW - Misery (novel) KW - Monogatari KW - Mount Hiei KW - Mourning KW - Murasaki (novel) KW - Murasaki Shikibu KW - Murasaki KW - Narration KW - Narrative KW - Nickname KW - Oil lamp KW - Orange blossom KW - Out of Season (short story) KW - Pink flowers KW - Poetry KW - Poppy seed KW - Princeton University Press KW - Promiscuity KW - Prose KW - Protagonist KW - Renga KW - Residence KW - Retinue KW - Ridicule KW - Sadness KW - Shaku (ritual baton) KW - Sleeve KW - Sokutai KW - Spirit possession KW - Stepmother KW - Sudare KW - Suetsumuhana KW - Sumika KW - Tanabata KW - The Calligrapher KW - The Last Leaf KW - The Tale of Genji KW - The Tales of Ise KW - The Various KW - Tonsure KW - Torii KW - Tsumi KW - Ukifune KW - Voyeurism KW - Walkway KW - Writing N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; Note to Reader --; Introduction --; The Tale of Genji Album of 1510 --; 1. The Lady of the Paulownia- Courtyard Chambers --; 2. Broom Cypress --; 3. A Molted Cicada Shell --; 4. The Lady of the Evening Faces --; 5. Little Purple Gromwell --; 6. The Safflower --; 7. An Imperial Celebration of Autumn Foliage --; 8. A Banquet Celebrating Cherry Blossoms --; 9. Leaves of Wild Ginger --; 10. A Branch of Sacred Evergreen --; 11. The Lady at the Villa of Scattering Orange Blossoms --; 12. Exile to Suma --; 13. The Lady at Akashi --; 14. Channel Markers --; 15. A Ruined Villa of Tangled Gardens --; 16. The Barrier Gate --; 17. A Contest of Illustrations --; 18. Wind in the Pines --; 19. A Thin Veil of Clouds --; 20. Bellflowers --; 21. Maidens of the Dance --; 22. A Lovely Garland --; 23. First Song of Spring --; 24. Butterflies --; 25. Fireflies --; 26. Wild Pinks --; 27. Cresset Fires --; 28. An Autumn Tempest --; 29. An Imperial Excursion --; 30. Mistflowers --; 31. A Beloved Pillar of Cypress --; 32. A Branch of Plum --; 33. Shoots of Wisteria Leaves --; 34. Early Spring Greens: Part One --; 35. Early Spring Greens: Part Two --; 36. The Oak Tree --; 37. The Transverse Flute --; 38. Bell Crickets --; 39. Evening Mist --; 40. Rites of the Sacred Law --; 41. Spirit Summoner --; 42. The Fragrant Prince --; 43. Red Plum --; 44. Bamboo River --; 45. The Divine Princess at Uji Bridge --; 46. At the Foot of the Oak Tree --; 47. A Bowknot Tied in Maiden’s Loops --; 48. Early Fiddlehead Greens --; 49. Trees Encoiled in Vines of Ivy --; 50. A Hut in the Eastern Provinces --; 51. A Boat Cast Adrift --; 52. Ephemerids --; 53. Practicing Calligraphy --; 54. A Floating Bridge in a Dream --; Appendix: Album Calligraphy Key --; Glossary --; The Album: Works Cited and Consulted --; Bibliography --; Index --; Image Credits; restricted access N2 - An illustrated guide to one of the most enduring masterworks of world literatureWritten in the eleventh century by the Japanese noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu, The Tale of Genji is a masterpiece of prose and poetry that is widely considered the world’s first novel. Melissa McCormick provides a unique companion to Murasaki’s tale that combines discussions of all fifty-four of its chapters with paintings and calligraphy from the Genji Album (1510) in the Harvard Art Museums, the oldest dated set of Genji illustrations known to exist.In this book, the album’s colorful painting and calligraphy leaves are fully reproduced for the first time, followed by McCormick’s insightful essays that analyze the Genji story and the album’s unique combinations of word and image. This stunning compendium also includes English translations and Japanese transcriptions of the album’s calligraphy, enabling a holistic experience of the work for readers today. In an introduction to the volume, McCormick tells the fascinating stories of the individuals who created the Genji Album in the sixteenth century, from the famous court painter who executed the paintings and the aristocrats who brushed the calligraphy to the work’s warrior patrons and the poet-scholars who acted as their intermediaries.Beautifully illustrated, this book serves as an invaluable guide for readers interested in The Tale of Genji, Japanese literature, and the captivating visual world of Japan’s most celebrated work of fiction UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691188751?locatt=mode:legacy UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780691188751 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780691188751/original ER -