Sôjô Henjô, from an untitled series of Six Poetic Immortals (Rokkasen) formed by the characters for their names
文字絵六歌仙 「僧正遍照」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1810 (Bunka 7)
Artist Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849), Publisher Ezakiya Kichibei (Tenjudô) (Japanese)
Catalogue Raisonné
MFA, Hokusai (2013), #25; Calza, Hokusai (2003), III.71.6; Ukiyo-e shûka 16 (1981), p. 230, vertical ôban #17.2; another in the series: Lane, Hokusai Life and Work (1989), pl. 197
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 38.2 x 26.1 cm (15 1/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
Accession Number
11.17497
Medium or Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Not On View
Collections
Classifications
Inscription
Poem (Kokinshû 165): Hachisuba no/ nigori ni shimanu/ kokoro mote/ nani ka wa tsuyu o/ tama to azamuku
はちすはの にこりにしまぬ 心もて なにかは露を 玉とあさむく 図南書
Signed
Katsushika Hokusai ga; Tonan sho
かつしか北斎画、図南書
Markings
No censor's seal
改印：なし
Provenance
By 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection