The Evening Wind-bell

The Evening Wind-bell

Kitao Masanobu (Santō Kyōden)

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Changing the lofty temple bell to a tiny wind chime, the poem printed in the cloud cartouche keeps the light mood of Masanobu's print, one of a series of "Eight Parlor Views," a fashionable pastiche of the traditional "Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers" theme: uzushisa wo nokiha ni tsuzuru fuurin wa tamoto ni kaze wo irimetsu no kane Ringing in the cool beneath the eaves the bell of the wind chime has the wind in its sleeves.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.