Bamboo in the Snow (Translation)
雪竹図扇面 桃山-江户時代 紙本金地着色 (Primary Title)
Fan (Object Name)

Unknown (Artist)

late 16th century
Japanese
Fans
Paintings
Works On Paper
Fan mounted as album leaf; ink, color, gold on paper
Overall: 7 1/8 × 18 1/2 in. (18.1 × 46.99 cm)
68.51.4
Not on view

“The troubled waters
are frozen fast.
Under clear heaven
moonlight and shadow
ebb and flow.

 

The memories of long love

gather like drifting snow,
poignant as the mandarin ducks
who float side by side in sleep.”

 

--from The Tale of Genji

Tosa School 土佐派
Momoyama (1573-1615)
Unsigned
None
None
Special Oriental Art Purchase Fund
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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