Tale of Genji illustrated on shells "野分/No-waki"

Hand-painted by artisans using Japanese clams with gold color.
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This will make an ideal gift for a wedding, or other joyous events such as seasonal festivals.

The "Tale of Genji" is a long tale written by Murasaki Shikibu in the mid-Heian period.
It is said to have been first published in 1008, and is the only work of the author Murasaki Shikibu in her lifetime.

The story depicts the aristocratic society of the Heian period (794-1185), including love, glory and downfall, political desires, and power struggles, through the main character Hikaru Genji, and is one of the most representative classical literature in Japan.

Murasaki Shikibu, a lowly aristocrat, married "Fujiwara-no-Noritaka" in her late 20s and had a daughter, but her husband died about three years after their marriage, and she began writing stories to forget the reality of her marriage, which is said to be the beginning of "The Tale of Genji".
Since paper was very precious in those days, she enjoyed writing whenever someone offered her a piece of paper and critiquing each other's work among her friends, etc. Her reputation gradually spread, and Michinaga Fujiwara invited Murasaki Shikibu as a tutor for his daughter, Akiko Nakamiya.
Murasaki Shikibu took this opportunity to move up to the court, and while serving the court, she continued to write stories under the support of Fujiwara no Michinaga, and completed "The Tale of Genji" consisting of 54 chapters.
The Tale of Genji was illustrated as "The Tale of Genji Picture Scroll" in the late Heian period (794-1185), about 150 years after its first appearance in the literature.
Of the existing picture scrolls, those owned by the Tokugawa Art Museum and the Goto Art Museum are national treasures.
The Tale of Genji" has been translated into more than 20 languages and is now read not only in Japan but also in many other countries around the world.

"野分/No-waki" is the 28th of the fifty-four chapters of "The Tale of Genji".
The name of the volume, "No-waki" is derived from the story of Hikaru Genji at the Age of 36 Autumn.

"Tale of Genji" illustrated on shells 【野分/No-waki】

Contained in a plastic case

Crafted by Oishi Tengu-do in Kyoto city, Japan

Size : length 107 ㎜ × width 107 ㎜ × height 68 ㎜

Weight：about 540 g

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