The Evening Wind-bell

ca. 1783

Not on view

Changing the lofty temple bell to a tiny wind chime, the poem printed in the cloud cartouche keeps the light mood of Masanobu's print, one of a series of "Eight Parlor Views," a fashionable pastiche of the traditional "Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers" theme:

uzushisa wo
nokiha ni tsuzuru
fuurin wa
tamoto ni kaze wo
irimetsu no kane

Ringing in the cool beneath the eaves
the bell of the wind chime
has the wind in its sleeves.

Artwork Details

Overview

Provenance

Title: The Evening Wind-bell
Artist: Kitao Masanobu (Santō Kyōden) (Japanese, 1761–1816)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: ca. 1783
Culture: Japan
Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: H. 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm); W. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Estate of Samuel Isham, 1914
Object Number: JP937
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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