Description
The poem written on the painting comes from The Tales of Ise, a 10th-century poetic narrative of love:
In autumn the wild geese cry
And chrysanthemums are in flower,
Yet how pleasant to dwell
By the sea in spring
On the Beach of Sumiyoshi.
In autumn the wild geese cry
And chrysanthemums are in flower,
Yet how pleasant to dwell
By the sea in spring
On the Beach of Sumiyoshi.
Provenance
Masuda Takashi 益田 孝 [1848–1938], Odawara, Japan; (Hollis & Company, Cleveland, OH, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (?–1951); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1951–)
Accession Number
1951.398
Medium
Poetry sheet mounted as an album leaf; ink, color, and gold on paper
Dimensions
Image: 24.5 x 20.9 cm (9 5/8 x 8 1/4 in.); Overall: 40.6 x 33.2 x 1.6 cm (16 x 13 1/16 x 5/8 in.)
Classification
Painting
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund
