id: 95413
accession number: 1916.1164
share license status: CC0
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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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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
Japanese Prints from the Museum Collection. 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
Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation. 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 One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki). 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.
The poem at the upper right next to the cartouche reads:
Lying on the rough
Mats of rice-harvest guards
In the autumn fields,
I find the sleeves of my robe wet.
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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