Nagisa Palace from the Tales of Ise
1804
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
About the artist
1804
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Nagisa Palace from the Tales of Ise is a 1804 unspecified by Shibata Zeshin, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
You see a man relaxing on a shoulder rest, gazing at cherry blossoms. He's drinking sake from a dish on a lacquered stand. A boy attendant is nearby, watching the sake dishes. The man is in a peaceful scene, inspired by a 10th-century poem. The poem is about the heart of spring finding peace if cherry blossoms disappeared. Check out the work of Shibata Zeshin for more Japanese art like this.
This screen depicts an episode from the Tales of Ise , a 10th-century collection of poems and associated narratives in which the main character composes the following poem while drinking sake and viewing cherry blossoms: If, in this world of ours / All the cherry blossoms / Disappeared / The heart of spring / Might find peace. Our hero relaxes on a shoulder rest, gazing at the flowers, his sake dish before him on a lacquered stand. A plump boy attendant monitors the sake dishes, a ewer at the ready. An associate sits with paper, ink, and brush, poised to record poems.
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