Poet Ariwara no Narihira from an Album of 36 Immortal Poets Calligrapher: Higuchi Motoyasu (Japanese)

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ca. 1770

Asian Art

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Medium

Shikishi pasted on album leaf: ink and color on gold paper

Dimensions

sheet (Poem): 8 7/16 × 7 1/4 in. (21.5 × 18.4 cm)
sheet (Painting): 9 5/16 × 9 1/16 in. (23.6 × 23 cm)
with mounting: 13 1/4 × 20 7/16 in. (33.6 × 51.9 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Alex Kerr, B.A. 1974

Accession Number

2016.87.37.6a-b

Geography

Japan

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period (1615–1868)

Classification

Paintings

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Provenance
Alex Kerr collection, Kyoto, Japan. Purchased from Kyoto auction houses and art dealers since the 1970s.
Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions July 1, 2015–June 30, 2016," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin: Online Supplement (accessed December 1, 2016), 17
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
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Inscriptions

yo no naka ni / taete sakura no / nakari se ba / haru no kokoro wa / nodoke kara mashi\r\n\r\n世の中に　たえてさくらの　なかりせは　春の心は　のどけからまし\r\n\r\n世中尓　堂え天さくら能　奈可りせ八　春乃古々呂[は]　のと希から[満]し\r\n\r\nIf, in this world of ours\r\nAll the cherry blossom\r\nDisappeared\r\nThe heart of spring\r\nMight find peace.\r\nby Waka Poetry (not sure if it is a reliable source)\r\nhttp://www.wakapoetry.net/kks-i-53/\r\n\r\nBy Ariwara no Narihira 在原 業平 (signed as 在原 業平朝臣)\r\n\r\n04/03/19 K.N.\r\n----------\r\nyo no naka ni / taete sakura no / nakarise wa / haru no kokoro wa / nodoke kara mashi\r\n\r\n世の中に　たえてさくらの　なかりせば　春の心は　のどけからまし\r\n\r\n世中尓　堂え天さくら乃　奈可り世八　春乃古々呂は　のと希から満し\r\n\r\n1/18/19 K.N.\r\nSO

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