Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Poem by Sojo Henjo (Yoshimine no Munesada) | Edo period, 19th century

拍品描述

woodblock print, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki), signed Saki no Hokusai Manji (Manji, the former Hokusai), published by Iseya Sanjiro (Eijudo), circa 1835-36 Horizontal oban: 25.2 x 36.2 cm, 9⅞ by 14¼ in. The poem by Archibishop Henjo (Yoshimine no Munesada, 816-890) has been translated by Peter MacMillan in One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each: A Treasury of Classical Japanese Verse (London, 2016), p. 17: Breezes of Heaven, blow closed the pathway through the clouds to keep a little longer these heavenly dancers from returning home. Ama tsu kaze kumo no kayoiji fukitojiyo otome no sugata shibashi todomen A similar impression of the same print is in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession number 11.17680, go to: https://collections.mfa.org/objects/209293

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