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A 6 page comparison of the art and work within "Genji Monogatori Emaki" and "Murasaki Shikibu Nikki." Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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other, respectively, is from the 13th century. They are essentially ancient texts that also included scroll artwork to highlight the stories within. The following paper examines them individually and then
presents a comparison and contrast of the two. Genji Monogatori Emaki Stories of Genji were very popular in Japan in past centuries. In fact, Murasaki Shikibu wrote perhaps
the most famous story of Genji and "Genji monogatari emaki, the earliest extant illustrated handscroll, was prepared a little over 100 years after the novel was written, and is now
incomplete" (Murasaki Shikibu). While there are many pictures in this particular text the following picture (available from the website http://park.org/Japan/Hitachi/nippon/katsura_e/gen_fig.htmlis the one that will be examined and analyzed. This
particular painting is of "noblemen listening to music at the suburban home of Genjis daughter and her mother" (Murasaki Shikibu). There are incredibly bold lines in this painting, lines that
seem to speak of artwork that is slightly different than most of what we expect in regards to Japanese paintings. We generally expect some small geometric patters, perhaps, but more
often than not expect a great deal of almost organic fluidity in the paintings. We are presented with the figures who apparently have their eyes closed and their heads
cast down. When we understand that they are listening to music we see this is a picture that may well depict a sense of respect and respectful silence while listening
to music. We also note that no individual is sitting close to another and that they each possess a great deal of personal space, another aspect of Japanese art we
may not expect. The colors seem rather subdued as well, with many earth tones and then a splash of green and a subdued blue. Much of what we see,
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