鉄線下絵和歌色紙|Poem by Fujiwara no Okikaze with Underpainting of Clematis

Shōkadō Shōjō 松花堂昭乗|Tawaraya Sōtatsu 俵屋宗達

early 17th century · Hanging scroll; ink, gold, and silver on colored paper · Asian Art

Tare o ka mo shiru hito ni sen Takasago no matsu mo mukashi no tomo naranaku ni Who is there left that really knows me? Though the pines of Takasago have always been there, I cannot call them “friends.” —Trans. John T. Carpenter

Artist

Shōkadō Shōjō 松花堂昭乗|Tawaraya Sōtatsu 俵屋宗達

Date

early 17th century

Medium

Hanging scroll; ink, gold, and silver on colored paper

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Purchase, Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, by exchange, 1979