メトロポリタン美術館のインスタグラム(metmuseum) - 11月8日 08時04分
"Who are you, my lady?
Sketched with playful brush
your visage resembles
someone I once knew
in an age long past."
Painted by an unknown artist, this hanging scroll features what is considered an imaginary depiction of Moshio, a courtesan of the Shimabara pleasure district in Kyoto, Japan.
Above her figure, a poem in syllabic kana calligraphy—thought to be by Moshio's hand—was brushed in the chirashi gaki (scattered writing) mode, with the vertical lines of text beginning at different heights on the silk.
Adding to the harmony of the composition, the placement of the calligraphy and the empty space between the two horizontal "registers" of writing appear to mimic the shape of the reclining woman.
Among other works featuring painting, poetry, and calligraphy—the "Three Perfections" of Japanese art—this scroll was recently donated to the Museum in honor of #Met150. Tap the link in bio to learn more.
🎨 Unidentified Artist, ca. 1655–61. The Courtesan Moshio Reading a Book, mid 17th-century. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk. Poem by Heian-period poet-scholar-calligrapher Fujiwara Teika (1162–1241).
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