Subject
Poetry
Poetry is a subject in art. The gallery holds 60 works in this subject in art, including works by Zheng Xie, Katsushika Hokusai and Wen Zhengming.
Poetry as a subject in the visual arts encompasses portraits of poets, allegorical figures of Poesia (one of the Muses), and scenes of poetic inspiration or recitation. From Raphael's Parnassus fresco in the Vatican to Romantic portraits of Byron and Keats, the visual arts have celebrated poets as figures of divine inspiration and cultural authority.
Key artists
Works
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明 朱鷺 墨竹詩畫 摺扇|Bamboo and poem
尾形乾山筆 定家詠十二ヶ月和歌 花鳥図 『拾遺愚草』 より六月|“Sixth Month” from Fujiwara no Teika’s “Birds and Flowers of the Twelve Months”
清 龔賢 墨筆山水詩畫 冊|清 龔賢 自題 山水十六開 冊|Landscapes with poems
清 龔賢 自題山水十六開 冊|Landscapes with Poems
春屋妙葩像 自賛|Portrait of Shun'oku Myōha
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小大君 「藤房本 三十六歌仙絵巻」 断簡|The Poet Koōgimi, from the “Fujifusa Version” of Thirty-six Poetic Immortals (Fujifusa-bon Sanjūrokkasen emaki)l
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池大雅書 「楓橋夜泊」屏風|"Maple Bridge Night Mooring"
本阿見光悦書・俵屋宗達下絵 桜下絵和歌色紙 鴨長明|Poem by Kamo no Chōmei with Underpainting of Cherry Blossoms
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Poem on the Theme of Snow
鉄線下絵和歌色紙|Poem by Fujiwara no Okikaze with Underpainting of Clematis
The Thirty-Six Poetic Immortals (Sanjūrokkasen)
Ariwara Narihira (825–880), from the Fujifusa version of Thirty-six Immortal Poets
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Portraits and Poems of the Thirty-six Poetic Immortals (Sanjūrokkasen)
本阿弥光悦書・俵屋宗達下絵 小倉百人一首和歌巻断簡|Two Poems from One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets
松花堂昭乗書・伝俵屋宗達下絵 和歌色紙 |Poem by Onakatomi Yoshinobu with Underpainting of Hollyhocks
Standing Courtesan
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本阿弥光悦書 木版下絵和歌巻断簡|Twelve Poems from the New Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern
Sumidagawa no rakugan|風俗江戸八景 隅田川落雁|Wild Geese Flying Down the Sumida River
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Three poems from the “Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern” (Kokin wakashū), known as the “Imaki Fragment” (Imaki-gire)
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百人一首 乳母かゑとき 猿丸太夫|Poem by Sarumaru Dayū, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)
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百人一首 うばがゑとき 三条院|Poem by Sanjō-in, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)
江戸近郊八景之内 小金井橋夕照|Evening Glow at Koganei Border
百人一首 うはかゑとき 菅家|Poem by Kanke (Sugawara Michizane), from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)
Dintre sute de catarge II
Dintre sute de catarge
百人一首 乳かゑとき 中納言敦忠|Poem by Chūnagon Atsutada (Fujiwara no Asatada), from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)
百人一首 うばがゑとき 伊勢|Poem by Ise, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)
百人一首 うはかゑとき 源宗于朝臣|Poem by Minamoto no Muneyuki Ason, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)
百人一首 うはかゑとき 持統天皇|Poem by Jitō Tenno (Empress Jitō), from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)
回文歌 京 大阪 江戸|Palindromic Poems (Kaibunka): Kyo
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百人一首 宇波か縁説 藤原道信朝臣|Poem by Fujiwara no Michinobu Ason, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)
鈴木春信画 見立三夕 「西行法師」|A Young Man and Woman with a Shamisen; Monk Saigyō, from a series alluding to the Three Evening Poems (Sanseki waka)
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四季の花|Poetry, from the illustrated book Flowers of the Four Seasons
摺物帖 『春雨集』 鴨と葱|Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 1: Duck and Scallions
『和歌三神』 柿本人麻呂|Kakinomoto no Hitomaro (ca. 662–710), One of the Three Gods of PoetryFrom the Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 1
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「一陽連文房四友 墨 玄宗皇帝」『春雨集』 摺物帖 |Emperor Xuanzong (Japanese: Gensō) and Daoist Magician Lo Gongyuan Arising from an Inkstone; “Ink” (Sumi), from Four Friends of the Writing Table for the Ichiyō Poetry Circle (Ichiyō-ren Bunbō shiyū)From the Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 1
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Frequently asked questions
What is Poetry?
Poetry as a subject in the visual arts encompasses portraits of poets, allegorical figures of Poesia (one of the Muses), and scenes of poetic inspiration or recitation.
How many Poetry works does Artifact World Gallery have?
Artifact World Gallery holds 60 public-domain Poetry works, all free to view and download.
Who are the key Poetry artists?
Key Poetry artists in the collection include Zheng Xie, Katsushika Hokusai and Wen Zhengming.
Where can I see Poetry works?
Poetry works in the collection are held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art and Gavrila Simion Eco-Museum Research Institute Tulcea.