千利休像に遺偈 (Sen no Rikyū zō ni yuige) |Portrait of Sen no Rikyū with his Death Poem
The Met
Artist: Unidentified artist|Joshinsai Sōsa 如心斎宗左
Date: early 17th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; color on silk
Dimensions: Image: 30 9/16 × 13 1/2 in. (77.7 × 34.3 cm) Overall with mounting: 63 3/8 × 14 5/8 in. (161 × 37.1 cm) Overall with knobs: 63 3/8 × 16 in. (161 × 40.6 cm)
Credit Line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2020
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A vertical scroll painting depicts a seated man in dark robe and hat, with black calligraphy
Detailed Description
A tall, vertical scroll painting features a seated man against a plain, light tan background. The top and bottom edges of the scroll are framed by narrow, gold-colored borders with subtle, repeating patterns. Below the top border, a large section of the tan background is filled with black calligraphic text arranged in several vertical lines. The rightmost line reads "と山時もと一", followed by "推我か心の一を施", then "仏殿", "人世五通な剣", and finally, on the leftmost side, "人生七十" with additional smaller characters below it. Below the text, a man is depicted seated, facing slightly towards the viewer's left, with his gaze directed forward. He has a light skin tone, a small dark mustache, and a small dark beard. He wears a dark, flat-topped hat and a dark, long-sleeved robe that is folded over at the chest. His hands are clasped together, holding a closed fan. Blue and white tassels hang from his waist. The man is seated on a rectangular green mat, which has a border composed of white dots on a dark background. Below this mat, a wider patterned band with white dots on a dark background stretches across the scroll, followed by the final gold-colored patterned border at the very bottom.
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