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The Tale of Genji Album: “The Warbler’s First Song” (Hatsune)

源氏物語絵色紙帖 初音
The Tale of Genji Album: “The Warbler’s First Song” (Hatsune) (源氏物語絵色紙帖 初音)
PLATE IImage: Kyoto National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0
At a glance — Painting · Edo period, 17th century · held by Kyoto National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan · Tosa Mitsuyoshi.

Fact Sheet

Designation
Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Category
Paintings
Date
1601–1700
Creator
Tosa Mitsuyoshi (土佐光吉)
Dimensions
Height25.7cm:Width22.7cm
Catalogue ID
cobas-5865

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This album, pairing paintings and calligraphic excerpts, features highlights from the eleventh-century novel The Tale of Genji. The scene here depicts the hero of the tale, Prince Genji, who visits his daughter Akashi no Himegimi on the auspicious Day of the Rat during New Year.

— Museum description: Kyoto National Museum (CC BY 4.0), via ColBase / Japan Search.

Record & Sources

Cite this page: “The Tale of Genji Album: “The Warbler’s First Song” (Hatsune)（源氏物語絵色紙帖 初音）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-5865. Kyoto National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/the-tale-of-genji-album-the-warblers-first-song-hatsune/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.
Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)
  • Genre: Painting
  • Size: Height25.7cm:Width22.7cm
  • Category: Paintings, sketches, and prints:Japan:Early modern paintings
  • Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
  • 分類: 絵画
  • 員数: 4帖のうち乙帖
  • 法量: 縦25.7cm:横22.7cm
  • 種別: 絵画:日本:近世絵画

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