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Poem by Mibu no Tadamine: Kakuju and Kariya-hime, 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; 37.1 x 25 cm (14 5/8 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.26390
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsPoem: Ariake no/ tsurenashi mieshi/ wakare yori/ akatsuki bakari/ uki mono wa nashi 有明の つれなくみえし わかれより あかつきばかり うきものはなし 菅丞相 筑紫に下向まします時節 所縁によりて 河内国道明寺に止宿ある 伯母君覚寿御女かりや姫 名残を惜ミ 悲歎に呉たまふ図  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.
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