Lecture 7: Tale of Genji

Question 1

Answer 1

Cosmic Buddha (Dainichi)

752, Nara period

cast bronze

erected by Emperor Shomu

Question 2

Answer 2

Tale of Genji Scroll, Azumaya chapter

Murasaki Shikibu

1100-1130, Heian period

ink and color on paper

Question 3

Answer 3

Contemporary mode lof an inner room of an elite residence

Heian period, 11c

standing screens, tatami mats, sliding doors iwth paintings, folding screens, standing curtains

Question 4

Answer 4

Scale model of an elite residence

Heian period, 11c

inner room, outer hallways, veranda, garden/courtyard

Question 5

Answer 5

Tale of Genji, Azumaya II

12 c, Heian period

Kaoru has come to see Ukifune, who refuses to meet him

Question 6

Answer 6

Tale of Genji, the Kashiwagi (Oak Tree) chapter

12th c, Heian period

ink and colors on paper decorated with gold and silver

kashiwagi dies of grief and remorse after the third princess (his lover and Genji’s new wife) becomes a nun

Question 7

Answer 7

Tale of Genji

death of Murasaki (Genji’s most beloved wife)

12c, Heian period

Ink and colors on paper decorated with gold and silver