Poet of Sarumaru no Taifu from an Album of 36 Immortal Poets (Sanjū-roku kasen) Calligrapher: Nonomiya Teishun (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 1/4 × 9 1/16 in. (23.5 × 23 cm)
with mounting: 11 7/16 × 20 1/16 in. (29.1 × 51 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Alex Kerr, B.A. 1974

Accession Number

2016.87.37.4a-b

Geography

Japan

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period (1615–1868)

Classification

Paintings

Disclaimer

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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

oku yama ni / momiji fumiwake / naku shika no / koe kiku toki zo / aki wa kanashiki\r\n\r\nおく山に　もみぢふみわけ　なく鹿の　こゑきく時ぞ　秋はかなしき\r\n\r\nおく山尓　毛みち不三分　なく鹿能　聲きくと起楚　あ幾八加那しき\r\n\r\nIn the mountain depths,\r\nTreading through the crimson leaves,\r\nCries the wandering stag.\r\nWhen I hear the lonely cry,\r\nSad,--how sad--the autumn is!\r\nby Clay MacCauley\r\nhttp://jti.lib.virginia.edu/japanese/hyakunin/macauley.html\r\n\r\nIn the mountains’ heart\r\nForging through the autumn leaves,\r\nA calling stag:\r\nWhen I hear his voice I feel,\r\nAutumn is sorrowful, indeed.\r\nby Waka Poetry (not sure if it is a reliable source)\r\nhttp://www.wakapoetry.net/kks-iv-215/\r\n\r\nBy Sarumaru no Taifu (AKA Dayū) 猿丸 大夫\r\n\r\nK.N. 04/03/19\r\n----------\r\noku yama ni / momiji fumiwake / naku shika no / koe kiku toki zo / aki wa kanashiki\r\n\r\n(Deep in the mountains) In the mountain depths / Treading through the crimson leaves / The wandering stag calls / When I head the lonely cry / Sad -- how sad -- the autumn seems (how forlorn the autumn seems)\r\nTranslation source:\r\nOgura Hyakunin Isshu: 100 Poems by 100 Poets." University of Virginia Library. University of Virginia, n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2016.\r\n(My suggestions are in the parenthesis)\r\n\r\nおく山に　もみぢふみわけ　なく鹿の　こゑきく時ぞ　秋はかなしき\r\n\r\nおく山尓　毛みち不三分　なく鹿能　聲きくと起楚　あ幾八加那しき

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