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Parody of the Three Evening Poems: Teika, Jakuren, and Saigyô

(Japanese, 1725–1770)
about 1763–64 (Hôreki 13–Meiwa 1)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper
DimensionsUncut hosoban triptych on horizontal ôban sheet; 26.8 x 41.4 cm (10 9/16 x 16 5/16 in. )
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.19703
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsPoems: Teika: Miwataseba/ hana mo momiji mo/ nakakeri/ ura no tomaya no/ aki no yûgure Jakuren: Sabishisa wa/ sono iro to shi mo/ nakarikeri/ maki tatsu yama no/ aki no yûgure Saigyô: Kokoro naki/ mi ni mo aware wa/ shirarekeri/ shigi tatsu sawa no/ aki no yûgure 定家 みわたせは花も ももぢも なかりけり 浦の とまやの秋の 夕暮 寂連 さびしさは そのいろとしも なかりけり 槙たつ山の 秋の夕くれ 西行 心なきみにも あはれは しられけり 鴫たつ さはの秋の夕暮
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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