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Scenes from Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari)

Tosa School

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a scene from "Tales of Ise" by the Tosa School. The image is split into two sections with a gold background at the top and bottom. The top section shows a room with green sliding doors and a white window with a black frame on the left. The floor is beige with a low table and a red and white footstool; a woman sits on the floor on a patterned cloth. Another woman sits on the right on a patterned cloth on the floor with a low table. The background behind them shows a red circle on a green background on the left and a white star shape on a red background on the right. The bottom section shows two women on a green hill; one sitting on the left with a tan horse and another standing on the right. The woman on the left wears a white kimono with a blue and red lining; the woman on the right wears a blue kimono.

Artwork Details

Date
late 18th century
Medium
Set of album leaf paintings; ink and color on paper (shikishi)
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
425 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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