id: 156864 accession number: 1992.77 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1992.77 updated: 2023-03-14 12:01:50.279000 Minamoto no Nakakuni Visits Lady Kogō, late 1600s. Kiyohara Yukinobu (Japanese, 1643–1682). Triptych of hanging scrolls; ink and color on silk; overall: 180 x 59.4 cm (70 7/8 x 23 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Harley C. Lee and Elizabeth K. Lee 1992.77 title: Minamoto no Nakakuni Visits Lady Kogō title in original language: 源仲国訪小督局図 series: series in original language: creation date: late 1600s creation date earliest: 1670 creation date latest: 1682 current location: creditline: Bequest of Harley C. Lee and Elizabeth K. Lee copyright: --- culture: Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) technique: Triptych of hanging scrolls; ink and color on silk department: Japanese Art collection: ASIAN - Hanging scroll type: Painting find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * Kiyohara Yukinobu (Japanese, 1643–1682) - artist --- measurements: Overall: 180 x 59.4 cm (70 7/8 x 23 3/8 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: inscription: 款記「清原氏女雪信筆」/「清原女」朱文八角印 translation: remark: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Selected Acquisitions opening date: 1993-02-09T05:00:00 Selected Acquisitions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 9-April 11, 1993). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: The Tale of the Heike chronicles the conflict between the Taira (Heike) and Minamoto (Genji) families in the late 12th century. digital description: An aristocrat rides up a path to a residence where a woman plays a koto, a stringed instrument. The central composition is flanked on the right by a day-lit spring scene, and on the left by a nocturnal autumnal scene. The triptych presents an episode from The Tale of the Heike in which Minamoto no Nakakuni is sent by the emperor to look for Lady Kogō. wall description: Kiyohara Yukinobu was one of Japan's earliest and most talented female painters. Kiyohara preferred Japanese–style painting techniques and subjects. Her work depicts the scenery and history of her native land. In addition to the tonalities of ink, she applied a delicate range of colors that help identify the seasons, an important theme in Japanese life and culture. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1992.77/1992.77_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1992.77/1992.77_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1992.77/1992.77_full.tif