In the Shade of the Mountain
Horie Yorinao (Tōgen), In the Shade of the Mountain, 1670, handscroll fragment mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, public domain, 2011.87.1
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- Title
In the Shade of the Mountain
- Related Titles
original language: 書
- Artist
- Date
1670
- Medium
handscroll fragment mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
painting: 10 11/16 in x 8 in; mounting: 41 1/4 in x 9 in
- Collection Area
Asian Art
- Category
Calligraphy
- Object Type
hanging scroll
- Culture
Japanese
- Credit Line
Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles
- Accession Number
2011.87.1
- Copyright
public domain
- Terms
A scholar in the employ of Marugame Domain on Tosa Island, Horie Yorinao served as the chief administrator of their Kyoto residence, a post that allowed him to develop close relationships with court nobles. Yorinao's poetry and calligraphy, as seen in this elegant example—a Japanese verse written in kana script—reveals his deep familiarity with classical court culture. This work is a fragment of a long handscroll of poems; another section of the scroll, now in a private collection, dates the composition to 1670.
