Gaily Illustrated Story of Mid-Heian Court Life (Utsubo monogatari)

Set of ten thread-bound books; ink and color on decorated paper with designs in gold

Ink, color and gold on paper

Handscroll; gold pigment on blue paper

Handscroll; gold on dark blue paper with silver guide lines

Set of ten thread-bound books; ink and color on decorated paper with designs in gold

Album of fans; ink, color and gold on paper with gold sunago

Album of fans; ink, color and gold on paper with gold sunago

The third of a set of six thread-bound books; ink, color, gold and silver on paper

Album of fans; ink, color and gold on paper with gold sunago

Album (now split into two volumes) of 54 paired paintings and kotobagaki (calligraphic excerpts), with later frontispiece and finispiece paintings

Image: ink and color on silk; Calligraphy: ink on paper

Ink on paper