Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Episodes from the Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari)
Nakayama Komin Japanese
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Inside the lid of this box, a portable Buddhist monk's shrine set amid maple leaves and ivy and, inside on the bottom, designs of waves and waterfowl refer to the "Ivy Lane" and "Sumidagawa" episodes from Chapter 9 of Tales of Ise.
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