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
- Madenokôji Fujifusa
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Artist Life Dates
- 1295-1380
- Medium and Support
- Handscroll section mounted as a hanging scroll: ink and color on paper
- 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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- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 825 x 741
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- 123 KB
- Record
- 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 April 24, 2024.