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Poem by Kōkō Tennō: Tomoe Gozen

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

Woodblock print.Ōban format, nishiki-e (full-colour print). Figure on horse in outdoor scene.

Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Woodblock print
Titles
  • Poem by Kōkō Tennō: Tomoe Gozen (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 Kōkō Tennō: Tomoe Gozen', no. 15 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). Figure on horse in outdoor scene.
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'
  • 「光孝天皇」 (Title)
    Transliteration
    'Kōkō Tennō'
  • 「巴御前」 (In rectangular red cartouche by figure)
    Transliteration
    'Tomoe Gozen'
  • 「広重画」 (Artist signature)
    Transliteration
    'Hiroshige ga'
  • 「君がため / 春の野に / いでて / わかな / つむ / 我衣 / 手に / 雪は / ふりつつ」 (Inscription in upper section)
  • 「木曽義仲平家と合戦の節陣中に病発す巴ハ / 此時先陣に在りしが斯と聞より俊足に鞭打降積深 / 雪を馬足に散し本陣へ急行に平家の兵勢ひに恐れて / さへぎる者なかりしとぞ 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.4655A-1886

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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