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Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Poem by Teishin Ko (Fujiwara no Tadahira) | Edo period, 19th century

Estimate

4,000 - 6,000 EUR

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Description

woodblock print, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki), signed Saki no Hokusai (The former Hokusai), censor's seal kiwame (approved), published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo), circa 1835-36

Horizontal oban: 26.1 x 37 cm, 10¼ by 14⅝ in.

The poem by Fujiwara no Tadahira (Teishin Ko, 880-949) has been translated by Peter MacMillan in One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each: A Treasury of Classical Japanese Verse, (London, 2016), p. 32:

Dear Maples of Mount Ogura,

if you have a heart,

please wait for another visit

so that His Majesty may enjoy

your lovely autumn colours

Ogurayama

mine no momijiba

kokoro araba

ima hitotabi no

miyuki matanan

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