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The Poetess Gishumon-in no Tango, from the series The Thirty-six Immortal Women Poets (Nishikizuri onna sanjurokkasen)

A work made of page from a color woodblock-printed volume.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of page from a color woodblock-printed volume.

Date:

Edo period (1615–1868), 1801

Artist:

Chobunsai Eishi
Japanese, 1756-1829

About this artwork

Somehow or other
When I hear it, oh, the tears
How they pour out!
Back and forth over sleeves of moss
The sweeping wind through the pines.
(Translation by Andrew J. Pekarik)

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Artist

Chôbunsai Eishi

Title

The Poetess Gishumon-in no Tango, from the series The Thirty-six Immortal Women Poets (Nishikizuri onna sanjurokkasen)

Place

Japan (Artist's nationality:)

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1756–1806

Medium

Page from a color woodblock-printed volume

Dimensions

24.8 × 37.5 cm (9 3/4 × 14 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Clarence Buckingham Collection

Reference Number

1925.3115

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