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“Mount Utsu” (Utsu no yama), from The Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari)

Tawaraya Sōtatsu (d. 1640)

ca. 1634 · Poem card (shikishi) mounted as a hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on paper

"At the Edge of the River Akutagawa" from the Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari)

Sugimura Jihei (d. 1700)

1703 · Monochrome woodblock print; ink on paper

Scene from the Tales of Ise: “Mount Utsu”

Fukae Roshū (d. 1757)

early 18th century · Fan mounted as a hanging scroll

Autumn Ivy

Ogata Kenzan (d. 1743)

after 1732 · Album leaf mounted as a hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on paper

Peonies

Fukae Roshū 深江蘆舟 (d. 1757)

early to mid-18th century · Panel of a folding screen remounted as a hanging scroll; ink, color and gold on paper

Drawing the First Water of the New Year

Suzuki Harunobu (d. 1770)

ca. 1769–70 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Gentleman Taking Leave of His Lady on a Veranda

Suzuki Harunobu (d. 1770)

1770 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Narihira's Journey to the East

Kitagawa Utamaro (d. 1806)

ca. 1797 · Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper

Okabe

Utagawa Hiroshige (d. 1858)

ca. 1842 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Case (Inrō) with Design of Narihira at Mount Fuji, from The Tales of Ise

Unrecorded maker

19th century · Lacquer, kinji, gold and silver hiramakie, metal inlay, kirigane; Interior: gyobu nashiji and fundame

Incense Box (Kogo) with Design of Iris and Bridge (Yatsuhashi)

Yamada Jōkasai (1681–1704) (d. 1704)

19th century · Gold-speckled aventurine (nashiji) lacquer with sprinkled and polished design (hiramakie)

Writing box and desk with scenes from The Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari)

Unrecorded maker

early 20th century · Lacquered wood with gold, silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, cut-out gold foil on gold and nashiji ground, silver fittings