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Nagoya-City Special National Treasure Exhibition,
The Tale of Genji Illustrated Handscrolls
Date : 11/19/2022 - 11/27/2022
Only 8 extremely limited days of exhibition of Japan's oldest illustrated handscroll
The National Treasure “The Tale of Genji Illustrated Handscrolls” in the Tokugawa Art Museum collection is the oldest surviving illustrated version of the early eleventh-century narrative The Tale of Genji and is famous worldwide as one of the great masterpieces embodying the classical culture of the Heian period.
Also considered a representative work of art, every year in late November several scenes from the collection of the museum are selected and exhibited. This year, two volumes, Hosei and Kashiwagi (2) have been chosen.
* See also the special exhibition "Falconry"