The Uta-e is an elaborately designed pictorial work consisting of several illustrations depicting tools, natural phenomenon, plants and animals among other things that appear in Japanese poems, stories, and famous ceremonies, aimed at helping readers imagine and understand the backgrounds of these works.
歌絵（うたえ）とは、和歌や物語、有名な故事に登場する器物、自然現象、動植物などを数種類配置することによって、元となった和歌や物語を連想させるように仕向けた意匠のこと。