The Beach at Sumiyoshi from the Tales of Ise
The poem written on the painting comes from The Tales of Ise, a 10th-century poetic narrative of love: In autumn the wild geese cry And chrysanthemums are in flower, Yet how pleasant to dwell By the sea in springOn the Beach of Sumiyoshi.
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Details
- Date
- c. 1634
- Dimensions
- image: height 0.245 m, width 0.209 m; overall: height 0.406 m, width 0.332 m, depth 0.016 m; open and extended: height 0.404 m, width 0.664 m
- Department
- Japanese Art
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Palette
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- Image provider
- cleveland-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- John L. Severance Fund
Art Genome Taxonomy
12 tags
Subject Matter
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Landscapes and Waterscapes Both · 91%
The title identifies a beach setting, while the image shows stylized vegetation, rocks, and horizontal land- or water-like forms.
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Human Figure Visual · 99%
Three human figures are clearly depicted in the lower portion of the composition.
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Figures in Nature Visual · 97%
The figures are situated within a stylized natural setting of trees, shrubs, rocks, and ground forms.
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Text Both · 99%
Vertical Japanese writing is visibly integrated into the composition, and the catalog identifies it as a poem from The Tales of Ise.
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Related to Literature Metadata · 99%
The catalog explicitly connects the work to The Tales of Ise, described as a tenth-century poetic narrative of love.
Medium and Techniques
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Painting Metadata · 99%
The catalog classifies the object as a painting and describes ink, color, and gold on paper.
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Album, Folio and Fan Formats Metadata · 99%
The medium is described as a poetry sheet mounted as an album leaf, and the dimensions include an open and extended format.
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East Asian Calligraphy Both · 96%
The visible brush-written Japanese inscription and the poetry-sheet format support the use of East Asian calligraphy.
Time Periods
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17th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the work to c. 1634, within the seventeenth century.
Geographic Regions
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Japanese Art Metadata · 99%
The Cleveland Museum of Art identifies the work as Japanese art made in Japan during the Edo period.
Materials
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Use of Paper Metadata · 99%
Paper is explicitly identified as the support in the catalog medium.
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Gold Both · 99%
Gold is explicitly listed in the medium, and a broad gold-colored ground is clearly visible in the image.
Source & rights
Tawaraya Sōtatsu (Japanese, c. 1570–c. 1640). The Beach at Sumiyoshi from the Tales of Ise. Cleveland Museum of Art.
High-resolution sources
- Original TIFF ↗ 5,669 × 6,638 · Cleveland Museum Of Art · Available