1640
unspecified
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
“Taira no Koremori’s Farewell,” from The Tale of the Heike (Heike monogatari) is a 1640 unspecified by Iwasa Matabei, a Ukiyo-e work, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This painting depicts a scene from "The Tale of the Heike," specifically Taira no Koremori's farewell. In the top half, a woman in a white robe with a black ponytail stands on a staircase, looking down at a man sitting on the stairs. The bottom half shows a group of people gathered around a horse, with one man holding a bow and another holding a sword. The painting features a mix of colors, including beige, brown, and black, with some red accents. The overall atmosphere is one of solemnity and departure. If you're interested in learning more about Japanese art from this period, you might want to explore the work of Iwasa Matabē.
Iwasa Matabei (岩佐 又兵衛); original name Araki Katsumochi 1578 – July 20, 1650) was a Japanese artist of the early Tokugawa period, who specialized in genre scenes of historical events and illustrations of classical…
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