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Poem by Gonchûnagon Sadaie (Fujiwara no Sadaie, Fujiwara no Teika), 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; 25.5 x 36.6 cm (10 1/16 x 14 7/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.17629
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsPoem: Konu hito no/ Matsuo no ura no/ yûnagi ni/ yaku ya moshio no/ mi mo kogaretsutsu 来ぬひとを まつほの浦の 夕なぎに やくやも塩の みもこかれつゝ
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)

NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
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