A Distinctive Aspect of an Illustration from the Hand Scroll

question 29

Multiple Choice

A distinctive aspect of an illustration from the hand scroll The Tale of Genji is:

• A) the portrayal of extreme emotion in the figures.
• B) the use of a nearly empty background where figures float in space.
• C) the removal of the roof to show an interior space.
• D) the raw, untrained hand of the scholar-painter.
• E) an absence of figures.

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