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「百人一首うはかゑとき 小墅小町」
Poem by Ono no Komachi, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)
「百人一首うはかゑとき 小墅小町」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1835–36 (Tenpô 6–7)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal ôban; 25.3 x 37.5 cm (9 15/16 x 14 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.6724
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Morse, Hokusai: The One Hundred Poets (1989), #9; Ukiyo-e shûka 16 (1981), p. 228, horizontal ôban #24.08
DescriptionNo. 9 in the series.
MFA impressions: 11.17529 (key block), 11.30177 (color), 21.6724 (color)
MFA impressions: 11.17529 (key block), 11.30177 (color), 21.6724 (color)
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: Hana no iro wa/ utsurinikeri na/ itazura ni/ waga mi yo ni furu/ nagame seshi ma ni
花の色はうつりにけりないたつらにわか身よにふるなかめせしまに
花の色はうつりにけりないたつらにわか身よにふるなかめせしまに
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.