池大雅書 「楓橋夜泊」屏風|"Maple Bridge Night Mooring"
ca. 1770
Medium
Two-panel folding screen; ink on paper
Dimensions
Image (each panel): 53 1/4 x 22 1/8 in. (135.3 x 56.2 cm) Overall: 68 3/4 x 72 3/4 in. (174.6 x 184.8 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 2008
Accession Number
2008.66
Tags
Art Historical Context
Ike Taiga's *Maple Bridge Night Mooring* (ca. 1770) is a masterful two-panel folding screen, in ink on paper, that captures the essence of Japanese literati painting during the Edo period (1615–1868). Taiga (1723–1776), a leading figure in the Nanga ( School) style—inspired by Chinese scholar-artists—blends expressive calligraphy with poetic imagery. The title references the famous Tang dynasty poem "Fengqiao Yebo" by Zhang Ji, evoking moonlit night at Maple Bridge near Suzhou, where the sound of a monk's bellces the autumn chill. Taiga's inscription likely renders this verse in his bold, idio...