Watanabe ShikōJapon, 1683–1755Irises
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Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, États-Unis
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- Dans cet état depuis
- 19 août 2026
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About the painting
The subject of this painting comes from a 10th-century text. It tells of a young nobleman’s journey into the lonely countryside, far from the capital city of Heian-kyō (Kyoto). There he came upon a small stream, the banks of which were covered with blooming irises, on which the artist has chosen to focus our attention. While viewing the beautiful flowers the nobleman composed a poem:
I have a beloved wife,
Familiar as the skirt of a well-worn robe,
And so this distant journeying
Fills my heart with grief.
Cleveland Museum of Art
Notice
- Numéro d’inventaire
- 1954.603.1
Au catalogue
Sources
- Cleveland Museum of Art: the museum's own open data · obtenue il y a 6 jours
- Image : Cleveland Museum of Art — Museum open access
