Collection Online as of March 25, 2023

A Poem of Longevity from Kokin Wakashu

late 1900s

Takaki Seikaku 高木聖鶴

(Japanese, 1923–2017)

Japan, Shōwa period (1926-89) to Heisei period

(1989-2019)

Ink on decorative paper

Sheet: 36 x 50 cm (14 3/16 x 19 11/16 in.); Image: 18.5 x 21.5 cm (7 5/16 x 8 7/16 in.); Overall: 120 x 40 cm (47 1/4 x 15 3/4 in.)

Gift of the Artist 2011.22

Location

not on view

Description

On this delicate decorative paper, Takaki Seikaku recorded a poem about longevity. Poem number 355 from Kokin wakashu reads, "Crane and turtle are only one thousand year[s old]. I endlessly wish for your longevity."

Provenance

?-2011

Collection of the artist, Japan, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art

2011-

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Citations

Sŏn, Sŭng-hye. The Lure of Painted Poetry: Japanese and Korean Art. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2011. cat. no. 92

Exhibition history

The Lure of Painted Poetry: Cross-cultural Text and Image in Korean and Japanese Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (April 15-August 21, 2011).