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「百人一首宇波かゑとき 藤原繁行朝臣」
Poem by Fujiwara no Toshiyuki Ason, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)
「百人一首宇波かゑとき 藤原繁行朝臣」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1835–36 (Tenpô 6–7)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal ôban; 25 x 37.3 cm (9 13/16 x 14 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.6729
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Morse, Hokusai: The One Hundred Poets (1989), #18; Ukiyo-e shûka 16 (1981), p. 228, horizontal ôban #24.12
DescriptionNo. 18 in the series.
MFA impressions: 11.17670, 21.6729, 1989.671
MFA impressions: 11.17670, 21.6729, 1989.671
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: Sumi no e no/ kishi ni yoru nami/ yoru sae ya/ yume no kayoiji/ hitome yoguramu
住の江の 岸に寄なみ よるさへや 夢の通ひち 人目よくらん
住の江の 岸に寄なみ よるさへや 夢の通ひち 人目よくらん
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.