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Gate chapter and the pine-dotted
Sumiyoshi Shrine precincts, the set-
ting of another chapter of the novel.
The pictorialization of the Tale of
Genji was a well-established practice:
the painting and figurai style of these
screens are archaic, but the overall
design concept is innovative for
the period.
The signature and seals identify the
artist as Shimokóbe Gyokugen, who
was active in Kyoto during the early
part of the nineteenth century. JTC