Episode 11 (Juichi dan), from the series "Tales of Ise for the Asakusa Group (Asakusagawa Ise Monogatari)"

A writing box (suzuribako) lined in red lacquer sits open at center, its compartments holding an inkstone, water dropper, brushes bound with red and white cord, and a small knife; a red-corded scroll or case rests beside it. To the left, a low three-legged bronze or ceramic planter holds a flowering yellow chrysanthemum plant with green leaves; below, sheets of paper with brushed calligraphy lie loosely on the tan ground. Columns of Japanese text and a red seal fill the upper right, with the muted palette limited to browns, reds, greens, and yellow against the plain buff background, consistent with this 1810 shikishiban surimono by Kubo Shunman, "Episode 11 (Juichi dan)" from the series "Tales of Ise for the Asakusa Group."