Taira no Kanemori of the Thirty-Six Poetic Immortals
1200–1299
- Medium
- Section of a handscroll mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 28.5 x 46.5 cm (11 1/4 x 18 5/16 in.); Overall: 108.5 x 55.9 cm (42 11/16 x 22 in.); with knobs: 108.5 x 60.8 cm (42 11/16 x 23 15/16 in.)
- Genre
- Painting
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333)
About
Taira no Kanemori was one of the 36 poetic immortals of classical Japanese literature. This painting is a fragment of what was once a handscroll depicting all 36 poets.