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Poem by Sanjô-in, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)


「百人一首宇波か衛とき 三條院」
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 36.5 cm (9 3/4 x 14 3/8 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.6744
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Morse, Hokusai: The One Hundred Poets (1989), #68; Ukiyo-e shûka 16 (1981), p. 228, horizontal ôban #24.26
DescriptionNo. 68 in the series.

MFA impressions: 11.17681, 21.6744
Signed Saki no Hokusai Manji
前北斎卍
Marks Censor's seal: kiwame
改印:極
InscriptionsPoem: Kokoro ni mo/ arade ukiyo ni/ nagaraeba/ koishikaru beki/ yowa no tsuki ka na
ProvenanceAugust 1919, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frederick W. Gookin; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.