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Poem by Dainagon Tsunenobu (Minamoto no Tsunenobu, Katsura no Dainagon), from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

Katsushika Hokusai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A colorful woodblock print depicts a rural scene. A group of people in traditional Japanese clothing are gathered around a large blue cloth or sheet on the ground. Some are pulling the cloth. A structure with a sloping roof is on the left. A color reference scale is at the bottom. In the background, there are green fields, hills, and a pink and yellow sky. A yellow rectangle with Japanese writing is in the top-right corner.

Artwork details

Date:
1839
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 477 px
Museum record:
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