本阿弥光悦書 木版下絵和歌巻断簡|Twelve Poems from the New Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern
The Met
Artist: Hon'ami Kōetsu|Tawaraya Sōtatsu(Japanese, 1558–1637)
Date: ca. 1620
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Handscroll; ink and gold on silk
Dimensions: Image: 13 3/8 in. × 16 ft. 1/8 in. (34 × 488 cm)
Credit Line: Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Aged paper with dark calligraphic text in vertical columns, over faint landscape and floral motifs
Detailed Description
This horizontal artwork features a light beige to pale brown background, giving the impression of aged paper or silk. The surface is subtly mottled with variations in tone and texture, and scattered with very fine, shimmering flecks, possibly gold. Dark, calligraphic text is arranged in several vertical columns across the piece, primarily in the central and right portions. On the far right, a column contains the character '月'. To its left, another column of text includes characters resembling 'とろお'. Further left, more distinct characters such as '寒', '峰', and '谷' appear in separate vertical lines. On the far left, below faint background imagery, a smaller column of text includes the character '浦'. The background features very faint, lighter-toned imagery. In the upper left, abstract, cloud-like or mountainous forms are visible. Below these, on the left side, are indistinct, light-colored shapes that suggest large, drooping leaves or floral clusters, possibly wisteria, with some darker, thin lines defining their contours. Towards the center and right, the background imagery becomes even more diffuse, appearing as subtle washes of pale color that hint at distant landscapes or foliage, blending into the aged surface.
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