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Poem by Sôjô Henjô: The Shirabyôshi Dancer Hotoke Gozen, from the series Ogura Imitations of One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Ogura nazorae hyakunin isshu)

(Japanese, 1797–1858)
about 1845–48 (Kôka 2–Kaei 1)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban; 36.4 × 24.4 cm (14 5/16 × 9 5/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.21774
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsPoem: Ama tsu kaze/ kumo no kayoiji/ fukitoji yo/ otome no sugata/ shibashi todomemu あまつ風 雲のかよひ路 ふきとぢよ 乙女のすがた しばしとどめむ 清盛公 白拍子祗王を愛す事限なし 爰に 加賀国に仏といへる舞妓あり 西八条に来りて 入道にまミゆ 清盛深く是を愛て 祗王が寵ハ衰へたりとぞ  種員筆記
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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