ATTRIBUTED TO EMPEROR GO DAIGO (1288-1339)


Poem from the YoshinogireKamakura (1185-1333) or Nanbokucho period (1333-1392), 13th/14th centuryAlbum leaf, ink on paper, now set against gold-flecked paper and mounted as a hanging scroll; inscribed in elegant hiragana script with a classical poemWith a wood tomobako inscribed Godaigo Tenno shinkan Yoshinogire (Yoshinogire written by Emperor Godaigo), a transcription of the poem, and papers attesting to its authenticity, including four slips bearing theseal Kinzan, that of a family of connoisseursestablished by Kohitsu Ryosa (1582-1662) 9 x 5 3/4in (23 x 14.5cm) album leaf 51 1/4 x 18 7/8in (130 x 48cm)
|This fragment of poetry is purportedly from a poem from the Yoshinogire, a compilation of works composed by Emperor Go Daiga.