Morning Glories

18th century

Not on view

This understated painting of morning glories in various stages of bloom shows a fluent use of Rinpa idioms, such as the mottled-ink (tarashikomi) technique seen in the leaves. Also characteristic of the Rinpa aesthetic is the elegantly spacious arrangement of the morning-glory vine within the horizontal composition. Signed “Hyakurinsai Sōri” and accompanied by a seal reading “Genchi,” of the circular type used by Sōtatsu and Kōrin, this is a Rinpa-style work by an Edo painter who has in the past been mistakenly identified with Hokusai.

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俵屋宗理筆　朝顔図屏風
Title: Morning Glories
Artist: Tawaraya Sōri (active late 18th century)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: 18th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Two-panel folding screen; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 19 15/16 × 65 3/16 in. (50.6 × 165.6 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Object Number: 36.100.27
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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