太田垣蓮月書 「野に山に」の歌|Waka Poem: “Across the fields and hills…”
19th century
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
Image: 39 15/16 × 10 1/4 in. (101.5 × 26 cm) Overall with mounting: 67 11/16 × 15 3/4 in. (172 × 40 cm) Overall with knobs: 67 11/16 × 17 15/16 in. (171.9 × 45.6 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2018
Accession Number
2018.853.34
Tags
About the Artist
Ōtagaki Rengetsu · 1791–1875
Ōtagaki Rengetsu (1791–1875), born Nobu in Kyoto, was likely the illegitimate daughter of a courtesan and the nobleman Tōdō Yoshikiyo. Adopted as an infant by Ōtagaki Teruhisa, a samurai and priest at Chion’in Temple, she received a rigorous upbringing blending martial prowess and refined arts. From ages seven to sixteen, she served as a lady-in-waiting at Kameyama Castle, where she trained in juj...