Murasaki Shikibu Writing on a Veranda Overlooking a Lake
by Ogata Gekko
by Ogata Gekko
$500–$8,000. Common subjects: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Gekko's prolific output makes most of his work affordable. Quality varies significantly.
Murasaki Shikibu writing on a veranda overlooking a lake—the author of The Tale of Genji drawing inspiration from the natural world beyond her writing space—was among the most frequently depicted literary subjects in Japanese art. The detail of the lake view situates her writing practice within the contemplative relationship to landscape that informed classical poetry, the natural world's seasonal changes providing the emotional vocabulary with which literary art expressed human experience.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Murasaki Shikibu Writing on a Veranda Overlooking a Lake was created by Ogata Gekko (尾形月耕).
Murasaki Shikibu Writing on a Veranda Overlooking a Lake depicts landscapes, rivers & lakes, and calligraphy.
