Sôjô Henjô, from an untitled series of Six Poetic Immortals (Rokkasen)

六歌仙　「僧正遍照」

Japanese

Edo period

about 1835–39 (Tenpô 6–10)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Chûtanzaku; 37.5 x 12.4 cm (14 3/4 x 4 7/8 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.7037

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 240, chûtanzaku #9.5

DescriptionMFA impressions: 21.7037, 21.7038

Signed Hiroshige ga
広重画

Marks Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極

InscriptionsPoem (Kokinshû 226): Na ni medete/ oreru bakari zo/ ominaeshi/ ware ochiniki to/ hito ni kataru na

ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of Frank Lloyd Wright; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.