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。

中宮亮実成

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

11 tags

Subject Matter

  • Human Figure Visual · 99%

    Two human figures in layered garments occupy the architectural setting, with one figure in the foreground and another behind the lattice screen.

  • Interiors Visual · 98%

    Sliding panels, beams, lattice screens, and other architectural elements establish an enclosed or semi-enclosed interior setting.

  • Narrative Both · 93%

    The image depicts a specific encounter between figures, while the supplied Japanese description narrates figures approaching a chamber and calling out to its occupant.

Visual Qualities

  • Patterns Visual · 99%

    Repeated floral and medallion-like motifs cover the robes, and the lattice and panel divisions create additional repeated structures.

  • Geometric Visual · 98%

    The dominant lattice screen and architectural panel divisions form a pronounced system of repeated rectangular geometry.

  • Linear Forms Visual · 97%

    Dark contour lines define the figures, garments, latticework, and architectural framing throughout the image.

  • Asymmetrical Visual · 93%

    The large diagonal screen and foreground robe create an uneven distribution of visual weight across the vertical composition.

  • Earth Tones Visual · 98%

    Beige, brown, gray, black, and muted red dominate the visible palette.

  • Highly Detailed Visual · 94%

    The layered robes, repeated textile motifs, latticework, fittings, and small facial details are rendered with sustained descriptive detail.

Time Periods

  • 1918 - 1939 (Interwar) Art Metadata · 100%

    The canonical date is 1919, which falls within the catalog’s 1918–1939 interwar art period.

Geographic Regions

  • Japanese Art Both · 99%

    Canonical metadata identifies the object as a Japanese painting or print, and the image visibly uses Japanese courtly dress, architectural screens, latticework, and stylized figuration.

Source & rights

井芹一二模. 東京国立博物館

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