在原業平 「藤房本 三十六歌仙絵巻」 断簡|Ariwara Narihira, from the “Fujifusa Version” of Thirty-six Poetic Immortals (Fujifusa-bon Sanjūrokkasen emaki)
Unknown Artist
first half 15th century
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Image: 9 13/16 × 17 15/16 in. (25 × 45.5 cm) Overall with mounting: 41 9/16 × 22 5/8 in. (105.5 × 57.4 cm) Overall with knobs: 41 9/16 × 24 5/16 in. (105.5 × 61.8 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
Japan · Muromachi period (1392–1573)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
Accession Number
2015.300.23
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite fragment depicts Ariwara noarihira, one of Japan's most celebrated poets from the Heian period794–1185), as part of the rare “Fujifusa Version” of *Thirty-six Poeticortals* (Fujifusa-bon Sanjūrokkasen emaki). Created by an unknown artist in the half of the 15 century during the Murom period (1392–1573), it is a hanging scroll fragment in ink and color on paper, measuring about 9 13/16 × 17 15/16 inches. Narihira, known for his dashing good looks, romantic exploits, and poignant waka poetry immortalized in *Tales of Ise*, is portrayed with elegant poise, embodying the ideal of th...