伝海北友雪筆 『源氏物語』 絵巻|The Tale of Genji
The Met
Artist: Kaihō Yūsetsu(Japanese, 1598–1677)
Date: 17th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Set of two handscrolls; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Image (each scroll): 9 7/16 in. × 63 ft. 8 9/16 in. (24 × 1942 cm) Overall with knobs: 11 7/16 in. × 63 ft. 8 9/16 in. (29 × 1942 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 robed figures sit outdoors among hills, a stream, and a flowering tree
Detailed Description
This horizontal scroll painting depicts six figures seated in an outdoor landscape. The scene is set against a pale yellow-beige background, with rolling hills in shades of light green and brown. A light blue stream flows from the left, curving through the middle ground. On the far right, a tree with delicate pink and white blossoms stands. Six figures are arranged across the middle ground. The leftmost figure wears white robes and a tall black hat, sitting facing right near the stream. Adjacent to them, a figure in light orange-brown robes sits facing right, appearing to play a stringed instrument. Slightly behind this pair, another figure in white robes and a tall black hat also faces right. Further to the right, a figure in blue robes and a tall black hat sits facing left, positioned near a small green hill. Adjacent to this figure, another individual in orange-red robes and a tall black hat sits facing left, closer to the flowering tree. The sixth figure, also in white robes and a tall black hat, sits facing left near the base of the blossom tree. All figures are seated on the ground. On the far left of the scroll, black calligraphy is present, reading "きはしとた" and "えもとと" below it. On the far right, another section of black calligraphy reads "ちのちの" and "うつろい" below it.
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