What is the Genji scroll?
What is the Genji scroll? The Genji Monogatari Emaki (源氏物語絵巻), also called The Tale of Genji Scroll, is a famous illustrated handscroll of the Japanese literature classic The Tale of Genji, produced during the 12th century, perhaps c. 1120–1140. What is special about The Tale of Genji? At its most basic, The Tale of Genji is an absorbing introduction to the culture of the aristocracy in early Heian Japan—its forms of entertainment, its manner of dress, its daily life, and its moral code. What was scroll painting? Scroll painting usually refers to a painting on a scroll in Asian traditions,...