Thirty-six Immortal Poets: Taira no Kanemori / Madenokôji Fujifusa / After

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Accession Number
1962/1.103
Title
Thirty-six Immortal Poets: Taira no Kanemori
Artist Nationality
Japanese
Artist Life Dates
1295-1380
Object Creation Date
15th century
Object Creation Place
Asia (continent)
Japan (nation)
Kinki (region)
Kyoto (urban prefecture)
Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2
Japan (nation)
Creation Place 3
Kinki (region)
Creation Place 4
Kyoto (urban prefecture)
Style/Group/Movement
yamato-e
Inscription
The poem reads: kazofureba When I count the years wagami ni tsumoru That have come and gone toshitsuki o wonder why hurry? okurimukae nani isogu ramu As I count The years and months I have accumulated, Why hasten To greet and bid farewell to more?
Dimensions
28.4 cm x 36.9 cm (11 3/16 in. x 14 1/2 in.)
Century
15th century
Primary Object Classification
Painting
Primary Object Type
hanging scroll
Secondary Object Classification
Painting
Secondary Object Type
portrait
Physical Description
A male figure is sitting sideways, his face looking toward the front right. He wears a long black cap, a red under-kimono, a grayish-color jacket with geometric patterns, and right gray color pantaloons. He holds a fan, which is peeking from the right sleeve. The painting is accompanied by calligraphy on the right side of the figure. The painting is mounted on gold brocade with strips of purple and gold brocade on top and bottom of the painting.
Subject Matter
The grouping of thirty-six celebrated Japanese poets known as the Thirty-six Immortals of Poetry, "Sanjuroku Kasen", was formed by Fujiwara no Kinto (966-1041) for his anthology of selected poems called "Sanjurokunin-sen." The poets that were included in this anthology were subsequently portrayed with their poems in paintings known as "Sanjurokkasen-e." Originally, these individual portraits were placed in sequence in a handscroll, but they have all been cut into sections and mounted as hanging scrolls. Beside each poet's portrait, a brief biography and a representative poem were inscribed. The earliest literary record of portraits of the thirty-six poets dates to the end of the Heian period in the late 12th century; the earliest extant examples, however, are from the Kamakura period (1185-1333).
One of the 36 poets, Taira no Kanemori (? - 990) was active at the Heian court.
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1962/1.103
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"Thirty-six Immortal Poets: Taira no Kanemori; Madenokôji Fujifusa; After." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1962-sl-1.103/1962_1.103.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 18, 2024.
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