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The Tales of Ise with Annotations (Ise Monogatari tōsho shō) 伊勢物語頭書抄

Hishikawa Moronobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows two pages from a book. The left page has a drawing of three people on a hill with a tree. The people are drawn in black lines and appear to be wearing traditional Japanese clothing. The person on the left is sitting and playing a stringed instrument. The person on the right is standing and facing the seated person. The person in the middle is sitting. The background of the drawing includes a tree, clouds, and a hill. Above the drawing is a section of Japanese text written in black ink. The right page has a large section of Japanese text written in black ink. The text is arranged in vertical lines. The pages are yellowed and have a worn appearance, with some tears and discoloration visible. The background behind the pages is black.

Artwork Details

Date
1679, third month
Medium
Set of 3 woodblock printed books; ink on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 466 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
View original
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