Parody of a Beautiful Woman as Rin Nasei (Ch. Lin Hejing) with Crane, mid 18th century
Kawamata Tsunemasaexpand_more
Ink, color, and gold on paperexpand_more
Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundationexpand_more 2015.79.107
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In this parody of the ancient Chinese poet Lin Hejing (also known as Lin Bu; 967–1028), a fashionable courtesan poses with a crane beneath the delicate blossoms of a plum tree in the cold of early spring. Lin Hejing is said to have lived alone on an island—Gushan, or “Solitary Hill”—in the middle of Hangzhou’s fabled West Lake. The poet’s only companions were pet cranes and his beloved plum trees.
Details
- Title
- Parody of a Beautiful Woman as Rin Nasei (Ch. Lin Hejing) with Crane
- Artist Life
- act. 1720s-1740s
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2015.79.107
- Provenance
- Azabu Museum of Art ('-1998); sold at Christie's New York, Park Avenue, Sale 9044 (AN IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF JAPANESE UKIYO-E PAINTINGS), 27 October 1998, lot 42, to Mary Burke (1998-2015).
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Murase, Art through a Lifetime, no. 240
- Curator Approved
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