Three Poems from the Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern (Kokin wakashū), one of the Araki Fragments (Araki-gire)

Attributed to Fujiwara no Yukinari (Kōzei) Japanese

11th century

Not on view

The long strands of calligraphy were inscribed without lifting the brush from the paper. Such “unbroken-line” (renmentai) brushwork, considered de rigueur for ladies of the palace during the age of The Tale of Genji (early 11th century), came to characterize much of the period’s poetic inscriptions. The “cloud paper” (kumogami) was made using indigo-dyed pulp, resulting in undulating blue or purple patterns favored as an attractive backdrop for poems.

Artwork Details

伝藤原行成筆　「荒木切」『古今和歌集』
Title: Three Poems from the Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern (Kokin wakashū), one of the Araki Fragments (Araki-gire)
Artist: Attributed to Fujiwara no Yukinari (Kōzei) (Japanese, 972–1027)
Period: Heian period (ca. 900–1185)
Date: 11th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Page from a booklet mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 8 in. × 5 3/8 in. (20.3 × 13.7 cm)
Overall with mounting: 49 3/4 × 14 3/16 in. (126.3 × 36 cm)
Overall with knobs: 49 3/4 × 15 7/8 in. (126.3 × 40.3 cm)
Classification: Calligraphy
Credit Line: Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
Object Number: 2015.300.230
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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