The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 18, 2025
Minamoto no Nakakuni Visits Lady Kogō
late 1600s
(Japanese, 1643–1682)
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.)
Location: Not on view
Did You Know?
This central painting from a 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.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. These help identify the seasons, an important theme in Japanese life and culture.- ?–1992Harley Lee, Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art1992–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).
- {{cite web|title=Minamoto no Nakakuni Visits Lady Kogō|url=false|author=Kiyohara Yukinobu|year=late 1600s|access-date=18 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1992.77.1