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Minamoto no Nakakuni Visits Lady Kogō

Kiyohara Yukinobulate 1600s

The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

An aristocrat rides up a path to a residence where a woman plays a koto, a stringed instrument. The central composition is flanked on the right by a day-lit spring scene, and on the left by a nocturnal autumnal scene. The triptych presents an episode from <em>The Tale of the Heike</em> in which Minamoto no Nakakuni is sent by the emperor to look for Lady Kogō.

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  • Title: Minamoto no Nakakuni Visits Lady Kogō
  • Creator: Kiyohara Yukinobu (Japanese, 1643-1682)
  • Date Created: late 1600s
  • Physical Dimensions: Overall: 180 x 59.4 cm (70 7/8 x 23 3/8 in.)
  • Type: Painting
  • Rights: CC0
  • External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1992.77
  • Medium: Triptych of hanging scrolls; ink and color on silk
  • Original Title: 源仲国訪小督局図
  • Inscriptions: 款記「清原氏女雪信筆」/「清原女」朱文八角印
  • Fun Fact: <em>The Tale of the Heike</em> chronicles the conflict between the Taira (Heike) and Minamoto (Genji) families in the late 12th century.
  • Department: Japanese Art
  • Culture: Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Harley C. Lee and Elizabeth K. Lee
  • Collection: ASIAN - Hanging scroll
  • Accession Number: 1992.77
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