The Tale of Genji (Teika manuscript): Wakamurasaki, “Young Murasaki”

Copyist not named on the checklist · Ink on paper; one bound volume · Kamakura period, 13th century · (No owner listed on the checklist)

Start with the book itself: an upright volume copied in the thirteenth century, one of the five surviving books of Fujiwara no Teika's text.

Exhibition: The Tale of Genji: Radiant Culture of the Japanese Imperial Court — Kyoto National Museum · 2026-10-06 – 2026-11-29