Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji

Tosa School Japanese
 Inscriptions by Ono no Ozū (Ono no Tsū) Japanese

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 227

The work of Ono no Ozū, one of the most prominent women calligraphers of premodern Japan, graces decorated shikishi (poetry cards) in this pair of albums featuring scenes from The Tale of Genji by an unknown Tosa-school painter. The paintings were formerly attributed to Tosa Mitsuyoshi (1539–1613), associated with a colorful style and detailed brushwork. In the two chapters from Genji presented here, Ozū transformed canonical poems into novel calligraphic compositions.

Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan

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Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan

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