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Poem by Ono no Komachi: Sonobe Saemon

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). Standing figure by tree.

Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Woodblock print
Titles
  • Poem by Ono no Komachi: Sonobe Saemon (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 Ono no Komachi: Sonobe Saemon', no. 9 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). Standing figure by tree.
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'

  • 「広重画」

    Note
    Artist signature

    Transliteration
    'Hiroshige ga'

  • 「小野小町」

    Note
    Title

    Transliteration
    'Ono no Komachi'

  • 「園部左衛門」

    Note
    In rectangular red cartouche by figure

    Transliteration
    'Sonobe Saemon'

  • 「花の色は / うつりに / けりな / いたずらに / 我身 / よにふる / ながめ / せしまに」

    Note
    Inscription in top section

  • 「園部薄雪が事跡きハめて定かならず / 或曰足利の代の人なりと（か）地主の花 / 見に薄雪姫左エ門を垣間見て恋 / 衣ふかくも染一期に盛衰ありし事ハ / うすゆき物語に見えたり / 柳下亭種員筆記」

    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.4649B-1886

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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