A wicker backpack is shown sitting on a small mound covered in ivy. This is a reference to an episode in the 9th chapter of the Tales of Ise, a 10th-century collection of stories. The hero, Ariwara no Narihira More
While this bridge does not literally contain eight planks, the style is distinctly that of the famous eight plank bridge in the Tales of Ise. In the story, the hero, Narihira, was exiled from Kyoto. While wande More
While this bridge does not literally contain eight planks, the style is distinctly that of the famous eight plank bridge in the Tales of Ise. In the story, the hero, Narihira, was exiled from Kyoto. While wande More
Exhibit in the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA. This artwork is in the public domain because the artist died more than 70 years ago. Photography was permitted in the museum wi More
Lady Kogō from the Tales of Ise Playing the Koto by Hishikawa Moronobu, from A Series of Pictures of Beautiful Women, c. 1683, woodblock print, James Michener Collection, Honolulu Museum of Art, accession 16030