# “Trees Encoiled in Vines of Ivy” (Yadorigi)

**Tawaraya Sotatsu** (fl. ca. 1600–1643)  
early 17th century  
Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on paper  
10 x 21 3/4 in. (25.4 x 55.2 cm)

Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2006.570. [The museum's record](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/65586).

## About this work

Tawaraya Sotatsu painted this in the early 17th century, aged about 15. It is now at The Met in New York.

### How it was made

- **Hanging scroll.** A painting mounted on silk with a wooden roller at the foot. It was rolled up for storage and brought out to hang for a season, a guest or an occasion.
- **Ink on paper.** Ink made from soot and animal glue, ground with water on an inkstone. A single brush can give a hair-fine line or a broad wash, and nothing can be corrected.

### [Tawaraya Sotatsu](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/tawaraya-sotatsu)

fl. ca. 1600–1643

## Facts

- Type: Paintings
- Culture: Japan
- The artist was about 15
- Real size: about 10 × 22 in (25 × 55 cm). The 16 × 20 in print is close to life size.
- Century: 17th century
- Subjects: Sleeping, Men, Women, Beds
- Colour: olive
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

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