Taira no Kanemori of the Thirty-Six Poetic Immortals

1200s

Section of a handscroll mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

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.

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

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.

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