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Jul 2, 2014
Poem by Emperor Sanjo, from the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by an Old Nurse
百人一首乳母が絵解き
Poem by Emperor Sanjo, from the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by an Old Nurse
三條院
1835–36
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎
(Japanese, 1760–1849)
(1615-1868)
Color woodblock print
Overall: 25.6 x 37.3 cm (10 1/16 x 14 11/16 in.)
Gift of J. H. Wade 1985.326
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This series by Hokusai was originally meant to have 100 prints, but only 27 were completed.
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A priest raises a gohei, a ritual implement with zig-zag strips of white paper attached to a staff, while the surrounding figures reverentially bow in a moonlit ceremony honoring Emperor Sanjo (976–1017, reigned 1012–16).
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