Ivy Lane1700s · Study 1954.127

Context from the museum

In an episode from the tenth-century literary classic The Tales of Ise , a courtier happens upon a Buddhist priest on an ivy-covered pass on Mount Utsu, a Japanese homonym for “Melancholy Mountain.” He entrusts the priest with a letter to a former lover in the capital whom he laments he can no longer see, even in dreams. The Tales of Ise features poems set within a basic narrative of the journeys of a courtier in exile.

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Read the dimensions before the image

The selected image measurement for Ivy Lane is 267.6 cm wide and 133.1 cm high, equivalent to approximately 105.4 × 52.4 inches. Dividing width by height gives a format ratio of 2.01:1. The rectangular bounding area is 3.56 square meters; it describes the measured footprint, not the amount of paint or the monetary value.

On an illustrative 300 cm wall, the recorded width occupies 89.2% of the span before adding a frame. A centered placement leaves approximately 16.2 cm on each side before adding a frame. These are calculations by Physical Art For Crypto using museum measurements. They are not the museum’s display recommendations.

Questions to bring to your own collection

With Ivy Lane in view, identify one feature you can point to, then distinguish what the museum records from your personal response. Keep its medium, six-panel folding screen; ink and color on gilded paper, in your notes when comparing contemporary works.

• Which part of this horizontal composition catches your eye first?
• Would a 267.6 cm width still suit the space after allowing for furniture and a frame?
• What surface detail would you need to see in person or in a close photograph?