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Poem by Teishin Kô (Fujiwara no Tadahira), from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)


「百人一首宇波か縁説 貞倍公」
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Publisher: Iseya Sanjirō (Eijudō) (Japanese)
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 37.2 cm (9 13/16 x 14 5/8 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.6733
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Morse, Hokusai: The One Hundred Poets (1989), #26; Ukiyo-e shûka 16 (1981), p. 228, horizontal ôban #24.16
DescriptionNo. 26 in the series.

MFA impressions: 11.17684, 21.6733
Signed Saki no Hokusai Manji
前北斎卍
Marks Censor's seal: kiwame
改印:極
InscriptionsPoem: Ogura yama/ mine no momijiba/ kokoro araba/ ima... hi no/ miyuki matanamu
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.