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accession number:	1916.1164
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Poem by Emperor Tenchi, from the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by the Nurse, 1835–36. Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849). Color woodblock print; sheet: 24.4 x 37 cm (9 5/8 x 14 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1164

title:				Poem by Emperor Tenchi, from the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by the Nurse
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creation date:			1835–36
creation date earliest:		1835
creation date latest:		1836
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creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
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culture:	Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
technique:	color woodblock print
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	Japanese Art
type:		Print
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CREATORS

* Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 24.4 x 37 cm (9 5/8 x 14 9/16 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	Signature: Zen Hokusai (trimmed)
Artist Seal: Manji (trimmed)
Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo)
Censorship Seal: Kiwame
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Japanese Prints from the Museum Collection
	opening date:   1934-09-05T04:00:00
	<i>Japanese Prints from the Museum Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 5-October 28, 1934).

	title:		Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation
	opening date:   2018-03-26T04:00:00
	<i>Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (March 26-July 9, 2018).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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This autumn landscape with rice farmers and travelers is from Katsushika Hokusai’s series of prints inspired by the anthology <em>One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets</em> (<em>Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki</em>). While traveling through the countryside, like the two figures in the center, a sudden storm forced the Emperor Tenchi (reigned 661–72) to take shelter in a rice farmer’s hut. The experience produced tears of sympathy for the common people toiling under heavy burdens and living in rough, flimsy homes.<br><br>The poem at the upper right next to the cartouche reads:<br>Lying on the rough<br>Mats of rice-harvest guards<br>In the autumn fields,<br>I find the sleeves of my robe wet.<br>Is the dew so heavy?
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Morse, Peter, Hokusai Katsushika, and Clay MacCauley. Hokusai, One Hundred Poets. New York: G. Braziller, 1989.
	page number: 	76-77
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