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Kiyohara Yukinobu was one of Japan's earliest and most talented female painters. Kiyohara preferred Japanese style painting techniques and subjects. Her work depicts the scenery and history of her native land. In addition to the tonalities of ink, she applied a delicate range of colors. These help identify the seasons, an important theme in Japanese life and culture.
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Document identity
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156865
label
Minamoto no Nakakuni Visits Lady Kogō
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painting
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1
Source metadata
id
156865
contentType
painting
title
Minamoto no Nakakuni Visits Lady Kogō
description
Kiyohara Yukinobu was one of Japan's earliest and most talented female painters. Kiyohara preferred Japanese style painting techniques and subjects. Her work depicts the scenery and history of her native land. In addition to the tonalities of ink, she applied a delicate range of colors. These help identify the seasons, an important theme in Japanese life and culture.
date
late 1600s
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60476940
creators
35707
genreSpecific
Painting
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Painting only: 95 x 41 cm (37 3/8 x 16 1/8 in.); Including mounting: 180 x 59.4 cm (70 7/8 x 23 3/8 in.)
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Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
accession
1992.77.1
Source extras
tec
One of a triptych of hanging scrolls; ink and color on silk
tombstone
Minamoto no Nakakuni Visits Lady Kogō (源仲国訪小督局図), late 1600s. Kiyohara Yukinobu (Japanese, 1643–1682). One of a triptych of hanging scrolls; ink and color on silk; painting only: 95 x 41 cm (37 3/8 x 16 1/8 in.); including mounting: 180 x 59.4 cm (70 7/8 x 23 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Harley C. Lee and Elizabeth K. Lee, 1992.77.1
titleInOriginalLanguage
源仲国訪小督局図
collection
ASIAN - Hanging scroll
inscriptions
inscription
款記「清原氏女雪信筆」/「清原女」朱文八角印
inscription_translation
Brushed by the woman Yukinobu of the surname Kiyohara/ sealed: the woman Kiyohara (eight-pointed, red)
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1
didYouKnow
This central painting from a triptych presents an episode from <em>The Tale of the Heike</em> in which Minamoto no Nakakuni is sent by the emperor to look for Lady Kogō.
citations
citation
Turner, Evan H. “The Year in Review for 1992.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 80, no. 2 (February 1993): 38–79.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 78
creditline
Bequest of Harley C. Lee and Elizabeth K. Lee
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2026-05-29 08:09:45.823000
sourceId
156865
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Japanese Art
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ASIAN - Hanging scroll
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One of a triptych of hanging scrolls; ink and color on silk
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female
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