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Minamoto no Nakakuni Visits Lady Kogō

late 1600s

Kiyohara Yukinobu

(Japanese, 1643–1682)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Triptych of hanging scrolls; ink and color on silk
Overall: 180 x 59.4 cm (70 7/8 x 23 3/8 in.)
Bequest of Harley C. Lee and Elizabeth K. Lee 1992.77
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

The Tale of the Heike chronicles the conflict between the Taira (Heike) and Minamoto (Genji) families in the late 12th century.

Description

An aristocrat rides up a path to a residence where a woman plays a koto, a stringed instrument. The central composition is flanked on the right by a day-lit spring scene, and on the left by a nocturnal autumnal scene. The triptych presents an episode from The Tale of the Heike in which Minamoto no Nakakuni is sent by the emperor to look for Lady Kogō.
  • ?–1992
    Harley Lee, Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1992–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Turner, Evan H. “The Year in Review for 1992.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 80, no. 2 (February 1993): 38–79. Mentioned: p. 78 www.jstor.org
  • Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 121). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (March 10-July 16, 2003).
    Selected Acquisitions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 9-April 11, 1993).
  • {{cite web|title=Minamoto no Nakakuni Visits Lady Kogō|url=false|author=Kiyohara Yukinobu|year=late 1600s|access-date=19 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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