Catalog of an exhibition held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art from March 5-June 16, 2019.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-360) and index

Preface / Sano Midori -- Introduction: a thousand years of the art of Genji / John T. Carpenter and Melissa McCormick -- Essays. Learning the "women's hand" in Heian Japan: kana calligraphy and The Tale of Genji / John T. Carpenter -- Beyond narrative illustration : what Genji paintings do / Melissa McCormick -- Evolving iconographies of The Tale of Genji : early modern interpretations of a Yamato-e theme / Kyoko Kinoshita -- Genji and good fortune : bridal trousseaux in the age of Tokugawa shoguns / Monika Bincsik -- Catalogue. Heian court culture and the transmission of the tale : entries 1-13 -- Ishiyamadera and the Buddhist veneration of Murasaki Shikibu : entries 14-24 - Monochrome Genji pictures and the conventions of Hakubyo : entries 25-34 -- Imagining Genji through Tosa-School paintings : entries 35-52 -- Innovations and interventions in later Genji painting : entries 53-64 -- An elegant lifestyle inspired by Genji : lacquers, garments, and games: entries 65-89 -- Genji and print culture: from Ukiyo-e to Manga : entries 90-106 -- Appendices. Shinden architecture and The Tale of Genji / Akazawa Mari -- Genji at a glance : fifty-four scenes from the Tale / Melissa McCormick