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Poem by Kiyowara no Fukayabu: Itō's Daughter Tatsu-hime and Hyōenosuke Yoritomo

Woodblock Print
Artist/Maker
Hiroshige (artist)
Place of origin
Japan (made)
Edo (made)

No. 36 from a series jointly designed by Hiroshige, Kunisada, and Kuniyoshi.


Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Woodblock print
Titles
  • Poem by Kiyowara no Fukayabu: Itō's Daughter Tatsu-hime and Hyōenosuke Yoritomo (assigned by artist)
  • Ogura Imitations of One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Ogura nazora-e Hyaku-nin isshu) (series title)
Materials and techniques
Woodblock print on paper
Paper
Woodblock Print
Brief description
Woodblock print in album, 'Poem by Kiyowara no Fukayabu: Itō's Daughter Tatsu-hime and Hyōenosuke Yoritomo' from the series 'Ogura Imitations of One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets' by Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), Edo (Tokyo), Japan, ca. 1845-48.
Physical description
Woodblock print. Ōban format, nishiki-e (full-colour print). Two seated figures.
Dimensions
  • Height: 36.8cm (Note: Dimensions for print)
  • Width: 25.1cm (Note: Dimensions for print)
Taken from register
Marks and inscriptions
  • 「小倉擬百人一首」 (Series title)
    Translation
    Ogura Imitations of One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets
    Transliteration
    'Ogura nazora-e Hyaku-nin isshu'
  • 「清原深養父」 (Title)
    Transliteration
    'Kiyowara no Fukayabu'
  • 「伊東娘辰姫」 (In rectangular yellow cartouche by figure (R))
    Translation
    Itō's Daughter Tatsu-hime
    Transliteration
    'Itō musume Tatsuhime'
  • 「兵衛佐頼朝」 (In rectangular yellow cartouche by figure (L))
    Transliteration
    'Hyōenosuke Yoritomo'
  • 「広重画」 (Artist signature)
    Transliteration
    'Hiroshige ga'
  • 「夏の夜は / まだ / 宵ながら / あけ / ぬるを / くもの / いづこに / 月やどる / らむ」 (Inscription in top section)
  • 「佐殿伊豆に遠流の頃伊東が / 女と深く契る頼朝ハ平家 / 聞こえを憚り辰姫ハ父祐親に / 知れん事を恐る実に世の中 / に忍ぶ恋ばかりいといと節 / なるものハあらじ / 柳下亭種員筆記」 (Inscription in main image)
Object history
Purchased from S. M. Franck & Co., accessioned in 1886. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Summary
No. 36 from a series jointly designed by Hiroshige, Kunisada, and Kuniyoshi.
Associated objects
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
E.4676-1886

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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