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


「百人一首宇波か縁説 藤原道信朝臣」
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; 25.3 x 37.5 cm (9 15/16 x 14 3/4 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.6742
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Morse, Hokusai: The One Hundred Poets (1989), #52; Ukiyo-e shûka 16 (1981), p. 228, horizontal ôban #24.25
DescriptionNo. 52 in the series.

MFA impressions: 06.1305, 11.17631, 21.6742, 21.6743
Signed Saki no Hokusai Manji
前北斎卍
Marks Censor's seal: kiwame
改印:極
InscriptionsPoem: Akenureba/ kururu mono to wa/ shirinagara/ nao uramshiki/ asaborake ka na
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.