Minneapolis Institute of Art

Parody of a Beautiful Woman as Rin Nasei (Ch. Lin Hejing) with Crane

Kawamata Tsunemasa

Date

mid 18th century

Medium

Hanging scroll (nikuhitsu), ink, color, and gold on paper

Department

Asian Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

In this parody of the ancient Chinese poet Lin Hejing (also known as Lin Bu; 967–1028), a fashionable courtesan poses with a crane beneath the delicate blossoms of a plum tree in the cold of early spring. Lin Hejing is said to have lived alone on an island—Gushan, or “Solitary Hill”—in the middle of Hangzhou’s fabled West Lake. The poet’s only companions were pet cranes and his beloved plum trees. Japan, Asia

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