Ono no Komachi, from an untitled series of Six Poetic Immortals (Rokkasen)

六歌仙　「小野小町」

Japanese

Edo period

about 1835–39 (Tenpô 6–10)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Chûtanzaku; 36.9 x 12.6 cm (14 1/2 x 4 15/16 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.7033

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 240, chûtanzaku #09.3

DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.1994, 21.7033

Signed Hiroshige ga
広重画

Marks Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極

InscriptionsPoem: Iro miede/ utsurou mono wa/ yo no naka no/ hito no kokoro no/ hana ni zo arikeru

ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of Frank Lloyd Wright; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.