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Poem by Abe no Nakamaro, 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 a man and woman on a grassy hill with a body of water and a boat in the background. The man wears a yellow robe with red lining and a red scarf. The woman wears a blue and red robe. A brown dog sits behind them. A group of people are gathered on a lower hill. A tree with sparse leaves is on the right. A building with a blue roof is on the left. A color chart is at the bottom. The sky is gray. A full moon is visible. A boat is on the water. Trees are on the horizon. A beige rectangle with Japanese characters is in the upper right.

Artwork Details

Date
1760–1849
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 477 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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