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.

C
The removal of the roof allows the viewer to see the characters hemmed in by their architectural setting as they are by their flawless manners.