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「百人一首姥か恵とき 大中臣能宣朝臣」
Poem by Ônakatomi no Yoshinobu Ason, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)
「百人一首姥か恵とき 大中臣能宣朝臣」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1835–36 (Tenpô 6–7)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal ôban; 25.4 x 36.7 cm (10 x 14 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.6740
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Morse, Hokusai: The One Hundred Poets (1989), #49; Ukiyo-e shûka 16 (1981), p. 228, horizontal ôban #24.23
DescriptionNo. 49 in the series.
MFA impressions: 11.17558, 11.30184, 21.6740
MFA impressions: 11.17558, 11.30184, 21.6740
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: Mikaki mori/ eji no taku hi no/ yo wa moete/ hiru wa kietsutsu/ mono o koso omoe
ProvenanceSeptember 1911, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from the E. F. Fenollosa collection; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.