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HON'AMI KOETSU, PAINTING BY TAWARAYA SOTATSU. Two Poems from One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Ogura hyakunin isshu)
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Title:
Two Poems from One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Ogura hyakunin isshu)
Caption:
Two Poems from One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Ogura hyakunin isshu). Artist: Hon'ami Koetsu (Japanese, 1558-1637); Painting by Tawaraya Sotatsu (Japanese, died ca. 1640). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Image: 13 × 23 3/4 in. (33 × 60.4 cm)
Overall with mounting: 49 5/8 × 29 1/8 in. (126 × 73.9 cm)
Overall with knobs: 49 5/8 × 31 5/16 in. (126 × 79.5 cm). Date: ca. 1615-20.
This fragment once belonged to a handscroll featuring the poetry of the entire anthology One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets. The underpainting in gold and silver by Tawaraya Sotatsu describes the life cycle of the lotus--a plant associated with Buddhism.
The two poems here are by Fujiwara no Akisuke (1090-1155) and Lady Horikawa (active late 12th century).
Technique/material:
Section of scroll; ink, silver, and gold on paper
Period:
Momoyama period (1573-1615)
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Releases:
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Image size:
4311 x 3235 px | 39.9 MB
Print size:
36.5 x 27.4 cm | 14.4 x 10.8 in (300 dpi)
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