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On one side Narihira and the pilgrim; on the other, chrysanthemums and a brook
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On one side of this circular fan is a painting illustrating a passage from the Tales of Ise, a work of narratives and poems probably composed in the tenth century by an unknown author. In this passage, travelers encounter a dark pass through the mountains.
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Credit lineOn one side Narihira and the pilgrim; on the other, chrysanthemums and a brook. late 17th- early 18th century. Ogata Korin 尾形光琳 (1658-1716). National Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler), Gift of Charles Lang Freer. CC0.
