Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Episodes from the Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari)

Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Episodes from the Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari)

Nakayama Komin

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Episodes from the Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari)Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Episodes from the Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari)Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Episodes from the Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari)Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Episodes from the Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari)Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Episodes from the Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari)

The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.