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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
In an episode from the tenth-century literary classic The Tales of Ise , a courtier happens upon a Buddhist priest on an ivy-covered pass on Mount Utsu, a Japanese homonym for “Melancholy Mountain.” He entrusts the priest with a letter to a former lover in the capital whom he laments he can no longer see, even in dreams. The Tales of Ise features poems set within a basic narrative of the journeys of a courtier in exile.
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Tawaraya Sōtatsu — 波に舟図屏風|Boats upon Waves
Scenes from the Tale of Genji
Tawaraya Sōtatsu — 俵屋宗達工房 大原御幸図屏風|Royal Visit to Ōhara, from
Tosa Mitsuyoshi — 源氏物語図屏風 (胡蝶)|“Butterflies”
新曲図屏風|“Takebun,” from the Musical Drama “The New Piece” (“Sh
平家物語図屏風 「小督」 「大原御幸」|"Kogō" and "The Imperial Procession to 
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Scenes from the Tales of Ise
Tawaraya Sōri (Japanese, active late 1700s) — Ablution Scene
Tartars Hunting in a Mountain Landscape
Famous Views of Ōmi
Scenes from the Tale of Genji