Poem by Emperor Sanjo, from the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by an Old Nurse
1835–36
Katsushika Hokusai
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Japanese Art
Poem by Emperor Sanjo, from the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by an Old Nurse, 1835–36. Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849). Color woodblock print; overall: 25.6 x 37.3 cm (10 1/16 x 14 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade 1985.326 A priest raises a gohei, a ritual implement with zig-zag strips of white paper attached to a staff, while the surrounding figures reverentially bow in a moonlit ceremony honoring Emperor Sanjo (976–1017, reigned 1012–16). This series by Hokusai was originally meant to have 100 prints, but only 27 were completed.
- Maker/Artist
- Katsushika Hokusai
- Classification
- Formatted Medium
- color woodblock print
- Dimensions
- Overall: 25.6 x 37.3 cm (10 1/16 x 14 11/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Kokoro ni mo / arade uki yo ni / nagaraeba / koishikarubeki / yowa no tsuki kana
- Departments
- Japanese Art
- Accession Number
- 1985.326
- Credit Line
- Gift of J. H. Wade
- Exhibitions
- A Private World: Japanese and Chinese Art from the Kelvin Smith Collection, Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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