Poem by Sarumaru Dayû, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)
「百人一首乳母かゑとき 猿丸太夫」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1835–36 (Tenpô 6–7)
Artist Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849), Publisher Iseya Sanjirô (Eijudô) (Japanese)
Catalogue Raisonné
Morse, Hokusai: The One Hundred Poets (1989), #5; Ukiyo-e shûka 16 (1981), p. 228, horizontal ôban #24.05
Dimensions
Horizontal ôban; 26.5 x 37.7 cm (10 7/16 x 14 13/16 in.)
Accession Number
21.6721
Medium or Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Not On View
Collections
Classifications
No. 5 in the series.
MFA impressions: 11.17685, 11.30181, 21.6721, 1989.674
Inscription
Poem: Oku yama ni/ momiji fumiwake/ naku shika no/ koe kiku toki zo/ aki wa kanashiki
奥山に 紅葉ふみわけ 鳴く鹿の 声きくときそ 秋はかなしき
Signed
Saki no Hokusai Manji
前北斎卍
Markings
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印:極
Provenance
Spring 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright in Japan; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection