ID: 901002567 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002567	Record Type: Character/Person

	Genji (Japanese literary character)

Note: Leading character in Genji monogatari (The Tale of Genji), a masterpiece of Japanese literature written in the early 11th century by an aristocratic woman. The tale recounts the life, love affairs, and political fortunes of Prince Genji and his immediate successors.

Display Date: 11th century

Names:

	Genji (Japanese literary character) (preferred,English-P,D)

Hierarchical Position:

		Literature and Performing Arts (P)
		....<Literary characters> (P)
		........Genji (Japanese literary character) (I)

Related Iconography:

	is actor for .... Tale of Genji
	..........(Literature and Performing Arts, Named written and performed works, Literary works: Prose (novels, etc.), Tale of Genji (Japanese literature)) [901002568]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... literary character
	.....(characters (people by activity), people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Japanese (culture or style)
	.....(East Asian, Asian, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... prince (ruler)
	.....(rulers (people), people in administration and government, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Genji (Japanese literary character)
	................Getty Museum, Tales in Sprinkled Gold: Japanese Lacquer (2009)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Getty Museum, Tales in Sprinkled Gold: Japanese Lacquer (2009)