窪俊満筆 大田南畝賛 石川雅望賛 浅草庵市人賛 四方真顔賛 時鳥図|Hototogisu
early 19th century
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
Image: 36 1/16 × 11 7/8 in. (91.6 × 30.2 cm) Overall with mounting: 72 1/4 × 19 3/16 in. (183.5 × 48.8 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2019
Accession Number
2019.420.28
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite hanging scroll, titled *Hototogisu* (Cuckoo), captures the delicate form of the Japanese cuckoo bird revered in poetry for heralding summer and evoking wistful longing. Painted by Kubo Shunman1770–1844?), a versatile Edo-period artist known for his ukiyo-e prints and refined paintings, it features ink and light color on silk. The work is enriched by poetic inscriptions (*zan*) from luminaries like Ōta Nanpo, a leading kyōka poet, Magao (Yomo Magao, or Rokujuen), Asakusaan Ichindo, and Yomo Magao, transforming it into a collaborative tribute among literati friends. Dating to the...
About the Artist
Yomo Magao|Rokujuen 六樹園|Kubo Shunman|Asakusaan Ichindo|Ōta Nanpo (Japanese| |Japanese|Japanese|Japanese) · 1753 |1753 |1757 |1755 |1749 –1829 |1830 |1820 |1820 |1823
Japanese, 1753–1829|1753–1830|Japanese, 1757–1820|Japanese, 1755–1820|Japanese, 1749–1823