Scene from the 'Spring Shoots II' Chapter of The Tale of Genji, 16th century, Unknown Japanese, 4 3/8 × 19 7/8 in. (11.11 × 50.48 cm) (image)35 7/8 × 25 13/16 in. (91.12 × 65.56 cm) (mount), Ink on paper, Japan, 16th century, Although it is now mounted as a hanging scroll, this painting is one small section of a set of handscrolls illustrating The Tale of Genji. The painter, likely a woman, depicts a scene from chapter 35, 'Spring Shoots II,' when Genji accompanies several women on a pilgrimage. The women are shown in interior spaces defined by diagonal walls and screens. At far right two men are seated on a veranda. The three principal female characters at left are each identified by name.