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

Katsushika Hokusai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful Japanese woodblock print depicting a scene with people. The scene shows a group of people gathered near a wooden fence and a building with a tiled roof on the left. The people are wearing traditional Japanese clothing in shades of white, blue, and red. Some are standing, some are sitting on the ground. One person holds a long-handled tool with a broom-like head. There are trees with pink blossoms and a body of water in the background. A tree with sparse blossoms is to the left of the fence. In the distance, there are hills and a person sitting on a hill. The sky is orange and pink at the top, fading to blue where it meets the water. A yellow rectangle with Japanese text is in the top-right corner. Red seals or stamps are in the bottom-right corner.

Artwork Details

Date
1839
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 413 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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