# Illustrated Classics of Japanese Classical Literature · Ise Monogatari Illustrated Dictionary

Author: Ye Weiqiu
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: The protagonist of The Tale of Ise is Ise no Yasumasa, a waka poet from the Heian period, one of the Six Poets and the Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry. He was a renowned handsome and romantic figure, pouring his passion into numerous women. According to ancient annotations, Ise no Yasumasa had relations with a total of 3,733 women. This artwork is The Gold Leaf Inkstone Box of Yasumasa, painted by Tawaraya Sōrin during the middle Edo period.