The Poetess Ukon, 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

This poem was copied by Toyota Mine, age six:

Waiting for you to
Come to me, how the months have
Past—rock shore—If I
Went out there now, would the name
Itself provoke resentment?

(Translation by Andrew J. Pekarik)

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of Asia

Artist: Chôbunsai Eishi
Title: The Poetess Ukon, 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.: 1795–1805
Medium: Page from a color woodblock-printed volume
Dimensions: 24.7 × 18.5 cm (9 3/4 × 7 5/16 in.)
Credit Line: Frederick W. Gookin Collection
Reference Number: 1939.1707
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