Leaf from the Tsurayuki shū, second part (Ishiyama-gire)

Fujiwara no Sadanobu · Ink on four joined decorated papers; one hanging scroll · Late Heian period copy · Tenri Central Library

A single page cut from a book: birds, sprays and autumn grasses drawn in gold and silver, with Tsurayuki’s poems written over them.

Exhibition: The Kokinshū and The Tales of Ise: Tenri Central Library 96th Anniversary Exhibition — Tenri Central Library · –