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「百人一首うはかゑとき 藤原義孝」
Poem by Fujiwara no Yoshitaka, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)
「百人一首うはかゑとき 藤原義孝」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1835–36 (Tenpô 6–7)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal ôban; 25.3 x 37.2 cm (9 15/16 x 14 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.6741
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Morse, Hokusai: The One Hundred Poets (1989), #50; Ukiyo-e shûka 16 (1981), p. 228, horizontal ôban #24.24
DescriptionNo. 50 in the series.
MFA impressions: 11.17677, 21.6741
MFA impressions: 11.17677, 21.6741
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: Kimi ga tame/ oshikarazarishi/ inochi sae/ nagaku mo gana to/ omoikeru ka na
君かため 忍からさりし 命さへ 永くもかなと おもひけるかな
君かため 忍からさりし 命さへ 永くもかなと おもひけるかな
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.