"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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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 756 x 2748
- File Size
- 276 KB
- 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 29, 2024.