Tsurayuki shū (Collected Poems of Ki no Tsurayuki)

Attributed to Nijō Tameuji · Ink on torinoko paper with gold and silver underdrawings; one stitched volume · Copied 1275 · Tenri Central Library

Look at the paper first: torinoko sheets painted in gold and silver with grasses, flowers, birds and butterflies, each of Tsurayuki’s poems set on two lines.

Exhibition: The Kokinshū and The Tales of Ise: Tenri Central Library 96th Anniversary Exhibition — Tenri Central Library · 2026-10-19 – 2026-11-08