The Cicada Shell (Utsusemi), Calligraphic Excerpt from Chapter 3 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)

4th of 5 thread-bound books; ink, gold and silver on paper; some colored paper

The eighteenth of a series of 54 kotobagaki (calligraphic album leaves) mounted in an album with illustrations; ink and color on paper

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Handscroll; ink on decorated paper with gold and silver patterns of flower and birds and blue and purple cloud patterns

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