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About the Artwork
The large red tripod-shaped seal on this painting is that of Kano Motonobu, head of the Kano school atelier in Kyoto that served the shogun. Gesshū Jukei, a longtime resident of the Zen temple Kenninji in Kyoto, inscribed the poem. The two are known to have worked together on at least one other occasion. The poem describes an intimate meeting of dear friends, a suitable theme for a work that was likely given as a gift to an esteemed associate, perhaps weary of the politics of life in the capital. In either fine weather or during the rainy season the mountain’s color is pale. A friend visits, rowing his boat while reciting a poem. Tonight we’ll drink together at the inn on the river. Across, on the other side of the river is a house with people living in it, but there is nothing to drink there.
Inscriptions
inscription by Gesshū Jukei (d. 1533) and sealed "Motonobu"
Exhibition history
Reeds and Geese: Japanese Art from the Collection of George Gund III. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 21-September 3, 2017).
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Kano Motonobu (Japanese, c. 1476–1559)
- Date
- mid-1500s
- Medium
- Hanging scroll; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- Mounted: 104.7 x 48.9 cm (41 1/4 x 19 1/4 in.)
- Type
- Painting
- Classification
- Painting
- Department
- Japanese Art
- Credit line
- Gift from the Collection of George Gund III
- Accession no.
- 2015.518
Provenance
?–2015: George Gund III [1937–2013], bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art 2015–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
More by Kano Motonobu in museum collections
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Open-access museum record · AT-00010128
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