土佐光吉筆 源氏物語図色紙 「柏木」|“The Oak Tree”
late 16th–early 17th century
Medium
Album leaf mounted as a hanging scroll; ink, color and gold on paper
Dimensions
Image: 9 3/4 × 8 3/16 in. (24.7 × 20.8 cm) Overall with mounting: 54 5/16 × 15 1/2 in. (138 × 39.4 cm) Overall with knobs: 54 5/16 × 17 1/4 in. (138 × 43.8 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
Japan · Momoyama period (1573–1615)
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
2015.300.31
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite album leaf, mounted as a hanging scroll, a masterful illustration from *The Tale of Genji by Tosa Mitsuy, a leading artist of Japan's Tosa school during the 16th to early 17th century Titled “Kashiwa no Ki” (The Oak Tree), it captures a poignant scene from the novel's chapter of the same name, likely featuring elegant male figures amid the court's intricate dramas. Created in the vibrant Momoyama period (157–1615), this exemplifies the era's opulent aesthetic, with its delicate ink lines, rich colors, and shimmering gold flecks on paper, evoking the gilded splendor of samurai ca...
About the Artist
Tosa Mitsuyoshi · 1539–1639
Japanese, 1539–1613