Palindromic Poems (Kaibunka): Osaka
ca. 1768
Medium
Left sheet of a triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
12 3/8 x 5 3/8 in. (31.4 x 13.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Fletcher Fund, 1929
Accession Number
JP1503
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Palindromic Poems (Kaunka): Osaka***Torii Kiyotsune, ca. 1768* *Left sheet of a tript; ink and color on paper, 12 3/8 x 5 3/8 in. (31.4 x 13.7 cm)* *Metropolitan Museum Art, Fletcher Fund, 1929* Step into the vibrant world of-period Japan with this exquisite woodblock print by Torii Kiyotsune a master of the Torii school renowned for its lively depictions of theater actors and beautiful women (bijin-ga). Created around 1768 during the flourishing ukiyo-e tradition—"pictures of the floating world"—this left sheet of a triptych captures the playful elegance of *kaibunka*, palindromic poem...
About the Artist
Torii Kiyotsune · 1757–1779
Japanese, active ca. 1757–1779