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Poem by Kiyowara no Fukayabu, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)


「百人一首うはか縁説 清原深養父」
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; 25.2 x 37.2 cm (9 15/16 x 14 5/8 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.6736
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné TNM, Hokusai (2005), #443; Morse, Hokusai: The One Hundred Poets (1989), #36; Ukiyo-e shûka 16 (1981), p. 228, horizontal ôban #24.20
DescriptionNo. 36 in the series.

MFA impressions: 11.17673, 11.30183, 21.6736
Signed Saki no Hokusai Manji
前北斎卍
Marks Censor's seal: kiwame
改印:極
InscriptionsPoem: Natsu no yo wa/ mada yoi nagara/ akenuru o/ kumo o izuko ni/ tsuki yadoruran
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.