Portrait of Lady
Attributed to Kano Tanbi Japanese
In the Style of Li Gonglin Chinese
Not on view
This portrait of a lady seems to be a modern copy of a Chinese painting in The Met’s collection in the style of Li Gonglin (Chinese, ca. 1041–1106), see 29.100.476, acquired at the same time. The inscription by Liaoan Qingyu 了菴清欲 (1288–1363) is also transcribed here. The box inscription suggests that the poem might be a cryptic reference to Gyoran (Fish Basket) Kannon It reads:
Her hairpin is awry, her hair disheveled;
She is not what she seems.
And where you cannot see,
There is no fish in the basket.
--- Inscribed by Monk Qingyu.[1]
釵橫髩亂，口是心非。
見不及處，籃裏無魚。
比丘清欲贊。
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