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「風流六歌仙 喜撰法師」
Poem by Kisen Hōshi, from the series Fashonable Six Poetic Immortals (Fūryū Rokkasen)
「風流六歌仙 喜撰法師」
Isoda Koryūsai (Japanese, 1735–1790)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1773–75 (An'ei 2–4)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hashira-e; 68 x 11.4 cm (26 3/4 x 4 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number06.549
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Hockley 2003, p. 213, #N-1-4
DescriptionLooking between trees/ am I seeing fireflies in/ the valley below/ or boats of the fisherfolk/ moving out toward the bay? (SET trans.)
Signed
Koryū ga
湖龍画
湖龍画
InscriptionsPoem by Kisen Hōshi, slightly misquoted: Konoma yori/ miyuru wa tani no/ hotaru ka mo/ isari no fune no [=isari ni ama no]/ oki e yuku ka mo
木のまより見ゆるは谷の蛍かもいさりの舟の沖へゆくかも
木のまより見ゆるは谷の蛍かもいさりの舟の沖へゆくかも
ProvenanceMarch 8, 1906, gift of Denman Waldo Ross