A Collection of Japanese Paintings (Yamato e-zukushi)
1680
Woodblock printed book, sumizuri-e
27.3 × 18.5 cm (10.7 × 7.3 in)
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Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · verified July 2026
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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG
In this volume are twenty illustrations of classic Japanese subjects drawn from literature. The illustration on display is a scene from the Tales of Ise, in which the poet Ariwara no Narihira carries away the priestess of Ise Shrine on his back.
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