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Poem by Sosei Hōshi: Shinobu Sōta and Umewakamaru

Woodblock Print
ca. 1845-48
Artist/Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige (artist)
Place of origin
Japan (made)
Edo (made)

Woodblock print. Ōban format, nishiki-e (full-colour print). Two figures.

Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Woodblock print
Titles
  • Poem by Sosei Hōshi: Shinobu Sōta and Umewakamaru (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, 'Poem by Sosei Hōshi: Shinobu Sōta and Umewakamaru', no. 21 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 figures.
Dimensions
  • Height: 36.8cm
  • Width: 25.1cm
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'
  • 「素性法師」 (Title)
    Transliteration
    'Sosei Hōshi'
  • 「信夫惣太」 (In rectangular yellow cartouche by figure (right))
    Transliteration
    'Shinobu Sōta'
  • 「梅若丸」 (In rectangular red cartouche by figure (left))
    Transliteration
    'Umewakamaru'
  • 「広重画」 (Artist signature)
    Transliteration
    'Hiroshige ga'
  • 「今こむと / いひし / ばかりに / 長月の / あり明の / 月を / まち / 出づる / かな」 (Inscription in top section)
  • 「生れハ都北白川比叡の御山 / に入学ありしを東の果まで匂 / 奪せられ無慙や悪漢信夫の / 宗太が打る榜苔の得たへず / して角田河原の堤の露と其 / 身ハきへて今も猶印の柳ハ / 繁茂せり/ 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.
Production
Series jointly designed by Hiroshige, Kunisada, and Kuniyoshi.
Associated objects
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
E.4661E-1886

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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