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Poem by Minamoto no Muneyuki Ason, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)


「百人一首うはか恵とき 源宗于朝臣」
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Publisher: Iseya Sanjirô (Eijudô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1835–36 (Tenpô 6–7)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Horizontal ôban; 26.1 x 36.1 cm (10 1/4 x 14 3/16 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.6734
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Morse, Hokusai: The One Hundred Poets (1989), #28; Ukiyo-e shûka 16 (1981), p. 228, horizontal ôban #24.17
DescriptionNo. 28 in the series.

MFA impressions: 11.17645, 21.6734
Signed Saki no Hokusai Manji
前北斎卍
Marks Censor's seal: kiwame
Collector's seal: Hayashi Tadamasa
改印:極
InscriptionsPoem: Yamazato wa/ fuyu zo sabishisa/ masarikeru/ hitome mo kusa mo/ karenu to omoeba
山里ハ 冬そさみしさ まさりける 人目も草も 枯ぬと思へハ
ProvenancePurchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from W. L. Keane collection (lot 453); December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.