「大江切」 『古今和歌集』の断簡 (“Ōe-gire” Kokin wakashū no dankan)|Two Poems from the Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern (Kokin wakashū), one of the Ōe Fragments (Ōe-gire)
early 12th century
Medium
Page from a bound booklet mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on mica paper with gold flecks
Dimensions
Image: 8 1/4 × 5 1/8 in. (21 × 13 cm) Overall with mounting: 43 1/2 × 17 3/8 in. (110.5 × 44.1 cm)
Classification
Calligraphy
Culture & Period
Japan · Heian period (794–1185)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2021
Accession Number
2021.398.6
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Fujiwara Sadayori 伝藤原定頼 · 995–1045
**Fujiwara no Sadayori (藤原定頼, 995–1045)** was a prominent Japanese waka poet, calligrapher, and court official of the mid-Heian period. As the eldest son of the renowned poet and scholar Fujiwara no Kintō and grandson of Emperor Murakami on his mother’s side, he grew up immersed in the refined literary and artistic traditions of the imperial court. He rose through official ranks to serve as Direct...