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Autumn in Takao

late 1600s

Kiyohara Yukinobu 清原 雪信

(Japanese, 1643–1682)
Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium
hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Measurements
Painting only: 89.7 x 32.7 cm (35 5/16 x 12 7/8 in.); Including mounting: 170.2 x 49.6 cm (67 x 19 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Takashi Yanagi 1991.55
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Kiyohara Yukinobu was one of Japan's earliest and most talented female painters.

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Kiyohara Yukinobu, a native of Kyoto, studied with Kano Tan'yū (1602–1674), the artist-in-residence to the shogun (military ruler) whose official residence was in Edo (Tokyo). Tan'yū traveled extensively because he bore responsibility for the decorative schema and large mural painting programs of the shogunal castles and residences in Nagoya and Kyoto. These were very large projects, requiring the services of legions of craftsmen, including Tan'yū's painting studio. Following her apprenticeship with Tan'yū, Kiyohara established her own career, which featured classical literary themes of the Heian era (10th–12th centuries). This image is set in autumn, and the poem card attached to the maple tree likely signifies the passage of a love affair. Takao is a popular scenic area in the mountains north of Kyoto, where autumn and spring foliage attracts many visitors.
A hanging scroll depicts a maple tree with reddish-orange leaves arching from a textured trunk on the right. A light blue poem slip with Japanese calligraphy hangs from a curved branch. Below, pointed bamboo leaves emerge near a winding stream flowing across the lower foreground. Japanese characters and a red seal feature in the bottom right corner of the vertical composition, set against a vast, empty beige background.

Autumn in Takao

late 1600s

Kiyohara Yukinobu

(Japanese, 1643–1682)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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