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Poem by Funya no Asayasu, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by a Nurse (Hyakunin isshu ubaga etoki)

Katsushika Hokusai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A red and yellow boat with a curved shape and a flat bottom on a body of water. Five people wearing traditional Japanese clothing are in the boat. Two people are standing and one is sitting, while two are sitting on the bottom of the boat. One standing person is in the bow holding a long pole. The other standing person is holding a pole in the water. The boat is in a body of water with lily pads and green plants. There are hills with green plants in the background and a beige sky. There is a blue box with Japanese characters in the upper right corner.

Artwork details

Date:
1760–1849
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 409 px
Museum record:
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