『伊勢物語』|Forty-nine scenes from the Tales of Ise
The Met
Artist: Satomura Genchin(Japanese, 1591–1665)
Date: mid-17th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Pair of six-panel folding screens, with ninety-eight paintings and poem cards (shikishi) applied to gold leaf on paper; paintings: ink and red ink on paper, text: ink on paper
Dimensions: Image (each): 42 1/4 in. × 8 ft. 9 7/8 in. (107.3 × 268.9 cm)
Credit Line: Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Six-panel screen with twenty-four rectangular sections, each featuring text, faint drawings, and gold frames
Detailed Description
A six-panel screen is presented horizontally, composed of twenty-four rectangular sections arranged in a grid. Each of the six vertical panels contains four stacked rectangular sections. These inner rectangles are made of light-colored paper, each displaying black text written in vertical columns on the right side. To the left of the text, faint, abstract, or landscape-like drawings are visible on the paper. The drawings vary across the sections, some showing geometric shapes, others suggesting natural forms like mountains or water, and some depicting architectural elements. Each light paper rectangle is bordered by a bright gold frame. The entire screen is edged at the top and bottom by a dark border with intricate gold patterns, which also separates the six main vertical panels. The gold frames and decorative borders contrast with the lighter paper sections.
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