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Poem by Bun'ya no Yasuhide: Hinazuru of the Chôjiya, from an untitled series of courtesans representing the Six Poetic Imortals (Rokkasen)

(Japanese, early 1750s–1806)
about 1802 (Kyôwa 2)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban; 39.4 x 26.6 cm (15 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number06.626
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsPoem (Kokinshû 249, Hyakunin isshu 22): Fuku kara ni/ aki no kusaki no/ shioureba/ mube yamakaze o/ arashi to iuran
ProvenanceMarch 8, 1906, gift of Denman Waldo Ross