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Poem by Gon-Chūnagon Sadaie, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

Katsushika Hokusai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A colorful Japanese woodblock print depicting people working. The print shows a group of six people in traditional Japanese clothing. One person wearing a blue top and red bottoms is on top of a stack of wood on the left. Two people, one wearing red clothing and one wearing blue clothing and red bottoms, carry baskets on their backs. One person wearing white clothing and blue bottoms bends down to pick up a bundle of wood on the ground. Two people sit on the right side. The background shows a road leading to a body of water and mountains. The sky has a pink and orange gradient with smoke rising from the right. There is a green hill on the left and a blue and white sign with Japanese writing on the right. The entire print is bordered in white. A color gradient ruler is at the bottom.

Artwork details

Date:
1760–1849
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 470 px
Museum record:
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