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Minamoto no Nakakuni Visits Lady Kogō

源仲国訪小督局図

late 1600s

Kiyohara Yukinobu 清原 雪信

(Japanese, 1643–1682)
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Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium
one of a triptych of hanging scrolls; ink and color on silk
Measurements
Painting only: 95 x 41 cm (37 3/8 x 16 1/8 in.); Including mounting: 180 x 59.4 cm (70 7/8 x 23 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Harley C. Lee and Elizabeth K. Lee 1992.77.2
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This nocturnal autumnal scene is the left part of a triptych presenting an episode from The Tale of the Heike.

Description

Kiyohara Yukinobu was one of Japan's earliest and most talented female painters. Kiyohara preferred Japanese-style painting techniques and subjects. Her work depicts the scenery and history of her native land. In addition to the tonalities of ink, she applied a delicate range of colors that help identify the seasons, an important theme in Japanese life and culture.
A vertically oriented ink and color on silk painting depicts a landscape enveloped in haze. Mid-composition, dark mountain peaks with small red markings rise from soft, horizontal bands of mist. Above, a pale circular moon hangs in the monochromatic sky. Near the base, spindly green shrubs with pink blossoms sprout against the neutral tan silk. A vertical line of black script and a square red seal sit in the lower left corner.

Minamoto no Nakakuni Visits Lady Kogō

late 1600s

Kiyohara Yukinobu

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

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