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Poem by Sōjō Henjō: The Shirabyōshi Dancer Hotoke Gozen

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). Figure in indoor setting.

Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Woodblock print
Titles
  • Poem by Sōjō Henjō: The Shirabyōshi Dancer Hotoke 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 Sōjō Henjō: The Shirabyōshi Dancer Hotoke Gozen', no. 12 from the series 'Ogura Imitations of One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets' Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), Edo (Tokyo), Japan, ca. 1845-48.
Physical description
Woodblock print.Ōban format, nishiki-e (full-colour print). Figure in indoor setting.
Dimensions
  • Height: 36.8cm
  • Width: 25.1cm
Taken from register
Marks and inscriptions
  • 「小倉擬百人一首」

    Note
    Series title

    Translation
    Ogura Imitations of One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets

    Transliteration
    'Ogura nazora-e Hyaku-nin isshu'

  • 「僧正遍昭」

    Note
    Title

    Transliteration
    'Sōjō Henjō'

  • 「白拍子仏御前」

    Note
    In rectangular yellow cartouche by figure

    Translation
    The Shirabyōshi Dancer Hotoke Gozen

    Transliteration
    'Shirabyōshi Hotoke Gozen'

  • 「広重画」

    Note
    Artist signature

    Transliteration
    'Hiroshige ga'

  • 「あまつ風 / 雲の / かよひ路 / ふき / とぢよ / 乙女の / すがた / しばし / とどめむ」

    Note
    Inscription in top section

  • 「清盛公白拍子祗王を愛す事限なし / 爰に加賀国に仏といへる舞妓あり西八条 / に来りて入道にまミゆ清盛深く是を / 愛て祗王が寵ハ衰へたりとぞ / 種員筆記」

    Note
    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.4652C-1886

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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