"The Sound of Rustling Leaves" (Chinese poem, calligraphy) / Rai San'yô

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Accession Number
2002/1.164
Title
"The Sound of Rustling Leaves" (Chinese poem, calligraphy)
Artist
Rai San'yô
Artist Nationality
Japanese
Artist Life Dates
1780-1832
Medium and Support
ink on paper
Object Creation Date
circa 1811-1832
Object Creation Place
Asia (continent)
Japan (nation)
Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2
Japan (nation)
Inscription
Signature: Jô
Two seals of the artist at lower left, following signature:
(a) Rai Jô no in (seal of Rai Jô)
(b) Rai shi shisei (successful scion of the Rai family)
One seal at upper right: undeciphered.
The wooden box for this painting is important because it bears an authentication by San'yô son. On the outside, an inscription reads, "Callligraphy by the late elderly San'yô. A poem in seven-character lines, [his] true brushwork." The inscription continues on the Inside of box lid: "Spring day of the mizunoe horse year (1882). Examined and certified by Rai Fuku." [Fuku is another name for Rai Shihô (1823-1889).]
Dimensions
188.6 cm x 40.6 cm (74 1/4 in. x 16 in.)
Century
19th century
Primary Object Classification
Painting
Primary Object Type
calligraphy
Secondary Object Classification
Painting
Secondary Object Type
hanging scroll
Physical Description
This is a hanging scroll. It is mounted on olive green fabric and includes a poem in Chinese calligraphic text about nature. Has three red seals: two in the lower left side, one in the upper right corner.
Subject Matter
This is the poem:
The sounds of rustling leaves and the voices of talented men;
by the window of the mountain villa, a man plays go [Chinese chess] with another on a fine autumn day.
The sun in the forest begins to set and the match breaks up;
the shadow of a tree reaches from the bamboo blind to the catalpa chess-board.
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Record
2002/1.164
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""The Sound of Rustling Leaves" (Chinese poem, calligraphy); Rai San'yô." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2002-sl-1.164/2002_1.164.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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