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The Beach at Sumiyoshi from the Tales of Ise

伊勢物語図色紙　住吉浜

c. 1634

Tawaraya Sōtatsu 俵屋宗達

(Japanese, c. 1570–c. 1640)
Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium
Poetry sheet mounted as an album leaf; ink, color, and gold on paper
Measurements
Image: 24.5 x 20.9 cm (9 5/8 x 8 1/4 in.); Overall: 40.6 x 33.2 x 1.6 cm (16 x 13 1/16 x 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 1951.398
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The red structure at the top of this composition is Sumiyoshi Taisha, the Grand Shrine at Sumiyoshi.

Description

The poem written on the painting comes from The Tales of Ise, a 10th-century poetic narrative of love:

In autumn the wild geese cry
And chrysanthemums are in flower,
Yet how pleasant to dwell
By the sea in spring
On the Beach of Sumiyoshi.
A vertically oriented ink and color painting on gold-covered paper depicts three figures in patterned robes and tall black caps seated in the lower center. To the upper left, a red and white building stands amidst green trees. Vertical columns of black calligraphy occupy the upper right. Green foliage and dark earth are scattered across the gold background, suggesting a stylized landscape. The figures wear robes of brown, blue, and green.

The Beach at Sumiyoshi from the Tales of Ise

c. 1634

Tawaraya Sōtatsu

(Japanese, c. 1570–c. 1640)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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