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Poem by Dainagon Tsunenobu (Minamoto no Tsunenobu, Katsura no Dainagon), from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

(Japanese, 1760–1849)
about 1835–36 (Tenpô 6–7)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsHorizontal ôban; 24.8 x 36.8 cm (9 3/4 x 14 1/2 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number11.1867
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsPoem: Yûzareba/ kadoda no inaba/ otozurete/ ashi no maroya ni/ aki kaze zo fuku
Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as the Sumô Wrestler Ushigase
Katsushika Hokusai
1790 (Kansei 2), 1st month