Joruri Monogatari

CC0 Public Domain Designation

Arts of Asia

17th century

School of Iwasa Matabei
Japanese, 1578-1650

This handscroll (one of a pair) depicts the Tale of Jōruri (Jōruri monogatari), a story about the 12th-century romance between Princess Jōruri, a wealthy lord’s daughter, and Ushiwaka (later known as Minamoto no Yoshitsune), heir to the famous Genji clan and one of the most renowned warriors of medieval Japan. The scene here shows a teenage Ushiwaka with his allies, setting out to restore his family’s place in power. Iwasa Matabei was a Japanese painter whose workshop catered to the newly prosperous merchant class—which had an appetite for tales of the courtly past—by bridging the medieval and premodern depictions of classical Japanese narratives.

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Department: Arts of Asia

Artist: Isawa Matabei
Title: Joruri Monogatari
Place: Japan (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1601–1800
Medium: Handscroll; ink, colors, and gold leaf on paper
Dimensions: 36.9 × 1945 cm (14 9/16 × 765 3/4 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Alice H. Patterson
Reference Number: 1940.1076
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