Poem by Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, c. 1835-1836, Katsushika Hokusai; Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi, Japanese, 1760 - 1849, 9 7/8 × 14 3/8 in. ( × cm) (image, sheet, horizontal ōban), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 19th century, Around 1835, Hokusai embarked on the enormous project of illustrating one of the one hundred poems contained in the Hyakunin Isshu, an imperial poetry anthology compiled by Fujiwara no Teika (1162-1241) in 1235.

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