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


「百人一首宇波か縁説 参儀等」
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; 24.7 x 36.7 cm (9 3/4 x 14 7/16 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.6739
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Morse, Hokusai: The One Hundred Poets (1989), #39; Ukiyo-e shûka 16 (1981), p. 228, horizontal ôban #24.22
DescriptionNo. 39 in the series.

MFA impressions: 11.17559, 21.6738, 21.6739
Signed Saki no Hokusai Manji
前北斎卍
Marks Censor's seal: kiwame
改印:極
InscriptionsPoem: Asaji u no/ Ono no shinohara/ shinoburedo/ amarite nado ka/ hito no koishiki
ProvenanceAugust 1919, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frederick W. Gookin (lot 251); December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.