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Minamoto no Nakakuni Visits Lady Kogō

源仲国訪小督局図

late 1600s

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Kiyohara Yukinobu 清原 雪信

(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

Fun Fact

<em>The Tale of the Heike</em> 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.

Inscriptions

Inscription

款記「清原氏女雪信筆」/「清原女」朱文八角印

Inscription Translation

Brushed by the woman Yukinobu of the surname Kiyohara/ sealed: the woman Kiyohara (eight-pointed, red)

Inscription Remark

lower right of center, lower right of right, lower left of left

Exhibition history

Selected Acquisitions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 9-April 11, 1993).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1992.77