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Prayer for Genji (Genji kōshiki)

Copied by Yasojima Sukezaemon Japanese

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Prayer for Genji cleverly interweaves all fifty-four chapter titles with verses meant to reveal the tale’s inherent Buddhist meaning. It concludes with the hope that Murasaki Shikibu will escape the cycle of rebirth and that her words will be transformed into hymns of praise for the Buddha. Here, designs of a butterfly and two deer standing amid autumn grasses are printed in shimmering mica on colorful dyed papers.

On view from March 4–June 16, 2019.

Prayer for Genji (Genji kōshiki), Copied by Yasojima Sukezaemon (Japanese), Thread-bound book; ink on five-colored paper with mica-printed designs, Japan

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Prayer for Genji (Genji kōshiki), Copied by Yasojima Sukezaemon (Japanese), Thread-bound book; ink on five-colored paper with mica-printed designs, Japan
Prayer for Genji (Genji kōshiki), Copied by Yasojima Sukezaemon (Japanese), Thread-bound book; ink on five-colored paper with mica-printed designs, Japan
Prayer for Genji (Genji kōshiki), Copied by Yasojima Sukezaemon (Japanese), Thread-bound book; ink on five-colored paper with mica-printed designs, Japan
Prayer for Genji (Genji kōshiki), Copied by Yasojima Sukezaemon (Japanese), Thread-bound book; ink on five-colored paper with mica-printed designs, Japan
Prayer for Genji (Genji kōshiki), Copied by Yasojima Sukezaemon (Japanese), Thread-bound book; ink on five-colored paper with mica-printed designs, Japan
Prayer for Genji (Genji kōshiki), Copied by Yasojima Sukezaemon (Japanese), Thread-bound book; ink on five-colored paper with mica-printed designs, Japan
Prayer for Genji (Genji kōshiki), Copied by Yasojima Sukezaemon (Japanese), Thread-bound book; ink on five-colored paper with mica-printed designs, Japan
Prayer for Genji (Genji kōshiki), Copied by Yasojima Sukezaemon (Japanese), Thread-bound book; ink on five-colored paper with mica-printed designs, Japan
Prayer for Genji (Genji kōshiki), Copied by Yasojima Sukezaemon (Japanese), Thread-bound book; ink on five-colored paper with mica-printed designs, Japan
Prayer for Genji (Genji kōshiki), Copied by Yasojima Sukezaemon (Japanese), Thread-bound book; ink on five-colored paper with mica-printed designs, Japan
Prayer for Genji (Genji kōshiki), Copied by Yasojima Sukezaemon (Japanese), Thread-bound book; ink on five-colored paper with mica-printed designs, Japan
Prayer for Genji (Genji kōshiki), Copied by Yasojima Sukezaemon (Japanese), Thread-bound book; ink on five-colored paper with mica-printed designs, Japan
Prayer for Genji (Genji kōshiki), Copied by Yasojima Sukezaemon (Japanese), Thread-bound book; ink on five-colored paper with mica-printed designs, Japan
Prayer for Genji (Genji kōshiki), Copied by Yasojima Sukezaemon (Japanese), Thread-bound book; ink on five-colored paper with mica-printed designs, Japan

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