Aristocratic Arts at the Kyoto Court and Illustrated Handscrolls

Question 1

Lotus Sutra scrolls (Heike nôkyô) (detail)

Answer 1

1164,
color on paper,
approx. 10 x 10 in.

Question 2

Cosmetic box

Answer 2

12th c.,
black lacquer with gold maki-e and kirikane and mother-of-pearl inlay,
approx. 5 x 12 x 9 in.

Question 3

Illustrations to the Tale of Genji picture scroll (Genji monogatari emaki)

Answer 3

1st half of 12th c.,
ink and colors on paper,
each approx. 8 1/2 x 19 in.

Question 4

The Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)

Answer 4

Murasaki Shikibu

The author of The Tale of Genji

Question 5

Tsukuri-e

Answer 5

(“built-up picture”, 作り絵)

Question 6

hikime kagibana

Answer 6

(“a line for the eye, a hook for the nose”)

Question 7

fukinuki yatai

Answer 7

(“blown-off roof”)