本阿見光悦書・俵屋宗達下絵 桜下絵和歌色紙 鴨長明|Poem by Kamo no Chōmei with Underpainting of Cherry Blossoms
The Met
Artist: Tawaraya Sōtatsu|Hon'ami Kōetsu(Japanese, ca. 1570–ca. 1640)
Date: dated 1606
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Poem card (shikishi) mounted as a hanging scroll; ink, gold, and silver on paper
Dimensions: Overall: 7 15/16 x 7in. (20.2 x 17.8cm) Overall with mounting: 53 x 14 3/4 in. (134.6 x 37.5 cm) Overall with knobs: 53 x 16 1/2 in. (134.6 x 41.9 cm)
Credit Line: The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Calligraphic text on a gold and cream background, surrounded by dark gray stylized flowers and vines
Detailed Description
A square sheet of paper is mounted on a wider, plain light brown border. The central paper features a composition of calligraphic text and stylized floral motifs. An irregular, cloud-like area of shimmering gold, speckled with darker gold flecks, covers the upper-middle section of the paper. This gold area transitions into a lighter, off-white or cream background that fills the rest of the space. Dark gray and black stylized flowers, resembling five-petaled blossoms, are painted across the composition. These flowers appear in various sizes and stages, connected by thin, dark tendrils and vines that weave through the space. Some floral elements are painted directly over the gold background, while others are on the lighter background. The gray tones of the flowers vary, from deep charcoal to a lighter, almost bluish-gray, showing a textured, washed effect. Several lines of black calligraphic text are written vertically and diagonally, flowing across both the gold and lighter backgrounds. The characters appear fluid. A small, square red seal is visible in the bottom left corner of the central paper, partially overlaid by the floral motifs.
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