Minneapolis Institute of Art

Fujiwara Teika, from One Poet One Poem (Ikkasen isshu)

Japan

Date

early 14th century

Medium

Handscroll fragment, mounted as hanging scroll, ink and color on paper

Department

Asian Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

In this portrait of Fujiwara Teika (1162–1241), the celebrated poet is dressed in the formal garb of a courtier. Now mounted as a hanging scroll, this painting was once part of a long handscroll called One Poet One Poem (Ikkasen isshu), which featured portraits of revered poets alongside a single example of their poetry. The poem at right reads: Hitori nuru yamadori no o no shidario ni shimo iki mayou toko no tsukikage Frost has formed on the trailing tail of a solitary sleeping pheasant, its bed illuminated by a cold autumn moon. [Translated by Miyeko Murase] Japan, Asia

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