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「百人一首乳母か絵説 中納言家特」
Poem by Chûnagon Yakamochi (Ôtomo no Yakamochi), from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)
「百人一首乳母か絵説 中納言家特」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1835–36 (Tenpô 6–7)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal ôban; 25.7 x 37.5 cm (10 1/8 x 14 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.6722
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Morse, Hokusai: The One Hundred Poets (1989), #6; Ukiyo-e shûka 16 (1981), p. 228, horizontal ôban #24.06
DescriptionNo. 6 in the series.
MFA impressions: *06.1065 (deaccessioned in 2019), 11.17678, 11.39636, 21.6722
MFA impressions: *06.1065 (deaccessioned in 2019), 11.17678, 11.39636, 21.6722
Signed
Saki no Hokusai Manji
前北斎卍
前北斎卍
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
InscriptionsPoem: Kasasagi no/ wataseru hashi ni/ oku shimo no/ shiroki o mireba/ yo zo fukinikeri
ProvenanceSpring 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright in Japan; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.