JAPANESE
Noh libretto box with scene from Tale of Genji
(18th century-19th century)

Medium
lacquer on wood

Measurements
20.0 × 40.0 × 30.0 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Baillieu Myer AC and Mrs Sarah Myer, 2021

Gallery location
Not on display

About this work

This elaborately decorated box is testament to the refined tastes and sophisticated ambience associated with Noh theatre. Intended for the storage of libretti (vocal scores), musical scores and instructions for dance postures, it displays a scene from Murasaki Shikibu’s eleventh-century literary work The Tale of Genji.

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Japan

Accession Number
2021.532

Department
Asian Art

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JAPANESE
Noh libretto box with scene from Tale of Genji
(18th century-19th century)