A Collection of Japanese Paintings (Yamato e-zukushi)
Hishikawa Moronobu
1675–1685
- Medium
- Woodblock printed book, sumizuri-e
- Dimensions
- 27.3 × 18.5 cm (10 3/4 × 7 5/16 in.)
- Genre
- book
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
woodblockbookJapanese (culture or style)paper (fiber product)
About
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.
