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1916.1164
Peasants in an Autumn Landscape, from the series 100 Poems Explained by an Old Nurse
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760 - 1849)
Medium: color woodblock print
Measurements: Sheet: 24.4cm x 37.cm
Date: 1835 or 1836
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1164
Location: not on display

Peasants in an Autumn Landscape

The poem at the upper right reads:
Lying on the rough
Mats of rice-harvest guards
In the autumn fields,
I find the sleeves of my robe wet.
Is the dew so heavy?

Related Lesson Plans:
  Japanese Peasants

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