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Poem by Tenchi Tennô: Onzôshi Ushiwakamaru, from the series Ogura Imitations of One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Ogura nazorae hyakunin isshu)

(Japanese, 1797–1861)
about 1845–48 (Kôka 2–Kaei 1)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban; 36.1 x 24.4 cm (14 3/16 x 9 5/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.22137
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsPoem: Aki no ta no/ kariho no io no/ toma o arami/ waga koromode wa/ tsuyu ni nuretsutsu 秋の田の かりほの庵の 苫をあらみ わが衣手は 露にぬれつつ 牛若丸 一年奥羽へ下り玉ふ頃 三河国矢矧の長が家に止宿し 娘浄瑠璃姫と糸竹を合曲深く契りをかハせしことハ 世の人能知る所なり  柳下亭種員筆記
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.
Conservation Status: After Treatment
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
about 1849–52 (Kaei 2–5)
Takiguchi Shinsuke
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
about 1851–52 (Kaei 4–5)