金銀刷檜絵下絵和歌巻断簡 (Kingin-zuri hinoki shita-e wakakan dankan)|Waka Poem with Printed Gold-and-Silver Underpainting of Cypress Fronds
The Met
Artist: Hon'ami Kōetsu 本阿弥光悦(Japanese, 1558–1637)
Date: early 17th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Section of a handscroll mounted as hanging scroll; ink on paper with decoration printed in gold and silver
Dimensions: Image: 12 5/8 × 15 3/16 in. (32.1 × 38.5 cm) Overall with mounting: 45 1/4 × 20 1/2 in. (115 × 52.1 cm) Overall with knobs: 45 1/4 × 22 3/8 in. (114.9 × 56.8 cm)
Credit Line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2020
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Dense fern-like foliage with interspersed calligraphic text on a decorative scroll
Detailed Description
A rectangular artwork features a central off-white panel framed by decorative fabric borders. The central panel is dominated by a large, dense mass of foliage, resembling ferns or moss, rendered in varying shades of grey, brown, and light beige. The foliage is clustered, with an irregular, organic shape that spreads across much of the panel. Several lines of black calligraphic text are visible, some appearing within the foliage and others around its edges. In the upper right, the characters "天の" are visible. Below and to the right of the foliage's center, the characters "けり" appear. Further down on the right, the character "山" is present. In the upper left, the character "雪" is visible, and in the lower left, the character "と" is followed by other less distinct characters. The central panel is bordered at the top and bottom by a golden-brown fabric with a repeating pattern of dark green and light gold swirling motifs. The wider side borders are an olive-green fabric adorned with a repeating pattern of light blue, cloud-like or floral designs.
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