伝俵屋宗達筆　源氏物語図「宿木」 |“Trees Encoiled in Vines of Ivy” (Yadorigi)

Tawaraya Sōtatsu

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

This painting representing Chapter 49 was cut from a pair of screens featuring scenes from Genji. Kaoru, raised as Genji’s son, lies in bed, a screen shielding him from the evening wind in the hills of Uji. A maidservant piques his curiosity by mentioning a local beauty, Ukifune. The brilliant, richly applied pigments and stylized landscape detail are hallmarks of Tawaraya Sōtatsu’s studio.

Artist

Tawaraya Sōtatsu

Date

early 17th century

Medium

Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on paper

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Chizuko and Frank Korn, in honor of Miyeko Murase, 2006