Ariwara no Narihira's Journey East

Artwork Details

Date: late 18th century
Medium: One of a pair of hanging scrolls (with 1985.1); Ink and color on silk
Culture: Japan
Dimensions: 843 × 2406 px
Public Domain: Yes
Museum Record: View original

Palette

Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Kezori Kuemon

Onoe Kikugorō V as Daiba no Jinzō and Ichikawa Sadanji I as Itamiya Jubei

Nakamura Sōjūrō I as Sano Genzaemon

Catching Fireflies

Arita Ware Kakiemon Floral-shaped Bowl

General Tamichi, from the series A Mirror of Famous Japanese Generals