藤原清忠　「業兼本　時代不同歌合絵巻」断簡|The Poet Fujiwara Kiyotada, from the “Narikane Version” of Thirty-six Poetic Immortals

Q: When was "The Poet Fujiwara Kiyotada, from the “Narikane Version” of Thirty-six Poetic Immortals" created?

This artwork was created 13th century.

Q: Is "The Poet Fujiwara Kiyotada, from the “Narikane Version” of Thirty-six Poetic Immortals" in the public domain?

Yes, The Poet Fujiwara Kiyotada, from the “Narikane Version” of Thirty-six Poetic Immortals is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Unidentified artist

13th century

Medium

Section of a handscroll mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

Dimensions

Image: 10 3/8 x 10 1/8 in. (26.4 x 25.7 cm) Overall with mounting: 42 1/8 x 14 5/8 in. (107 x 37.1 cm) Overall with knobs: 42 1/8 x 16 3/8 in. (107 x 41.6 cm)

Classification

Paintings

Culture & Period

Japan · Kamakura period (1185–1333)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Sylvan Barnet and William Burto, in memory of Setsu Iwao, 2014

Accession Number

2014.719.1

Tags

MenPoets

Art Historical Context

This exquisite fragment depicts Fujiwara Kiyotada, one of the revered Thirty-six Poetic Immortals (Sanjuurokkasen), a canonical group of Japan's greatest waka poets from the 7th to 11th centuries. Originally part of the “Narikane Version” handscroll (時代不同歌合絵巻 this 13th-century work from Japan's Kamakura period (1185–1333) captures Kiyotada in elegant repose, embodying the refined courtly ideals of Heian-era poetry even amid the era's samurai ascendancy. Such scrolls celebrated literary heritage, blending verse with vivid portraiture to honor poets whose works shaped Japanese aesthetics. Rende...

藤原清忠 「業兼本 時代不同歌合絵巻」 断簡|The Poet Fujiwara Kiyotada, from the “Narikane Version” of Thirty-six Poetic Immortals

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藤原清忠　「業兼本　時代不同歌合絵巻」断簡|The Poet Fujiwara Kiyotada, from the “Narikane Version” of Thirty-six Poetic Immortals