A Palace Scene in a Snowy Landscape, from the Pillow Book of Sei Shōnagon

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A Palace Scene in a Snowy Landscape, from the Pillow Book of Sei Shōnagon

Alternate Title: 清少納言故事図
Japan, 17th century
Paintings; scrolls
Hanging scroll; color on silk
Image: 17 × 22 5/8 in. (43.18 × 57.47 cm) Mount: 52 3/8 × 27 5/8 in. (133.03 × 70.17 cm)
Gift of Etsuko and Joe Price Collection (M.2024.42.154)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Fister, Patricia.  Japanese Women Artists:  1600-1900.  Lawrence, Kansas:  Spencer Museum of Art, 1988.
  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art Members' Calendar 1992,  vol. 29-30, no. 12-1 (December, 1991-January, 1993).