The 'Jeweled Chaplet' and 'Typhoon' Chapters from the Tale of Genji, late 18th-early 19th century, Unknown Japanese, 30 5/8 × 91 5/8 in. (77.79 × 232.73 cm) (image)37 1/2 × 98 5/8 × 5/8 in. (95.25 × 250.51 × 1.59 cm), Ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan, 18th century, Genjis palace had four quadrants, each with its own seasonal garden and living quarters for a specific woman. Each quadrant, and thus each woman, was associated with a season: Murasaki, Genjis favorite consort, was in the quadrant associated with spring; Akikonomu, an empress and Genjis adopted daughter, with autumn; one of his lovers, the Akashi Lady, winter; and another of Genjis lovers, the Lady of the Orange Blossoms, summer. This small screen shows two scenes, both of which take place at Genjis palace and feature one of these women. In the right-hand scene, Genji and Murasaki gather in spring to examine robes laid out on lacquer trays to determine which ones to send to the other women of Genjis mansion. At lef