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

Arts of Asia

Edo period (1615–1868), 1801

Chobunsai Eishi
Japanese, 1756-1829

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:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 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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