The Poet Kiyohara Motosuke, from the “Tameshige Version” of Thirty-six Poetic Immortals (Tameshige-bon Jidai fudō utawase emaki) 15th century Unidentified artist The figure of the poet is simply rendered, in sharp contrast to the bold, assertive calligraphy that fills the space above. He turns his head toward his name, inscribed to the right in Chinese characters. This fragment comes from a handscroll of the Thirty-six Poetic Immortals (Sanjūrokkasen) known as the “Tameshige Version” because its calligraphy was once attributed to the influential poet Nijō Tameshige (1334–1385).The poem here re

The Poet Kiyohara Motosuke, from the “Tameshige Version” of Thirty-six Poetic Immortals (Tameshige-bon Jidai fudō utawase emaki) 15th century Unidentified artist The figure of the poet is simply rendered, in sharp contrast to the bold, assertive calligraphy that fills the space above. He turns his head toward his name, inscribed to the right in Chinese characters. This fragment comes from a handscroll of the Thirty-six Poetic Immortals (Sanjūrokkasen) known as the “Tameshige Version” because its calligraphy was once attributed to the influential poet Nijō Tameshige (1334–1385).The poem here reads:Aki no no no hagi no nishiki o furusato ni shika no ne nagara utsushiteshigana How I wish I could bringback to the place I was bornthe brocade of bush clovercovering these autumn fields,as well as the baying of deer.—Trans. John T. Carpenter. The Poet Kiyohara Motosuke, from the “Tameshige Version” of Thirty-six Poetic Immortals (Tameshige-bon Jidai fudō utawase emaki) 60441

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