暮れて月いとおもしろきに、宮の亮、女房にあひて、とりわきたるよろこびも啓せさせむとにやあらむ、妻戸のわたりも御湯殿のけはひに濡れ、人の音もせざりければ、この渡殿の東のつまなる宮の内侍の局に立ち寄りて、「ここにや」と案内したまふ。宰相は中の間に寄りて、まだ鎖さぬ格子の上押し上げて、「おはすや」などあれど、いらへもせぬに、な大夫の、「ここにや」とのたまふにさへ、聞きしのばむもことごとしきやうなれば、はかなきいらへなどす。いと思ふことなげなる御けしきどもなり。

中宮大夫齊信

Iseri Ichiji (copyist)

暮れて月いとおもしろきに、宮の亮、女房にあひて、とりわきたるよろこびも啓せさせむとにやあらむ、妻戸のわたりも御湯殿のけはひに濡れ、人の音もせざりければ、この渡殿の東のつまなる宮の内侍の局に立ち寄りて、「ここにや」と案内したまふ。宰相は中の間に寄りて、まだ鎖さぬ格子の上押し上げて、「おはすや」などあれど、いらへもせぬに、な大夫の、「ここにや」とのたまふにさへ、聞きしのばむもことごとしきやうなれば、はかなきいらへなどす。いと思ふことなげなる御けしきどもなり。

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Details

Date
1919
Holding institution
Tokyo National Museum
Image provider
wikimedia-commons
License
Public domain
Credit
Tokyo National Museum

Art Genome Taxonomy

10 tags

Subject Matter

  • Human Figure Visual · 99%

    One seated human figure occupies the center of the composition, shown in elaborate layered dress.

  • Interiors Both · 97%

    The figure is enclosed by lattice screens, architectural framing, and a gridded floor; the catalog description also refers to rooms, a covered passage, a lattice, and a bathing area.

  • Narrative Both · 89%

    The catalog supplies a prose passage describing an evening courtly encounter, while the image presents a staged figure within an architectural setting.

Visual Qualities

  • Patterns Visual · 99%

    Repeated dark motifs appear across the pale robes, with additional repetition in the lattice and architectural grids.

  • Linear Forms Visual · 97%

    Lattice bars, garment seams, robe folds, and floor lines are described with prominent directional linework.

  • Dense Composition Visual · 93%

    The dense overhead lattice, overlapping garments, repeated motifs, and closely packed framing elements create a visually concentrated composition.

  • Earth Tones Visual · 95%

    Beige, cream, tan, brown, gray, and black dominate the image, with red used as a narrow accent in the garment.

  • Angular Visual · 90%

    The lattice and architectural elements cut across the image on pronounced diagonals, while the robe is structured by angular overlapping planes.

Time Periods

Geographic Regions

  • Japanese Art Metadata · 98%

    The catalog identifies the work as a Japanese painting or print, with a Japanese title and Tokyo National Museum credit line.

Source & rights

井芹一二模. 東京国立博物館

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