和歌三神図, Honoring the Three Gods of Poetry: Women Composing Poems, Chōbunsai Eishi, ca. 1792

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和歌三神図, Honoring the Three Gods of Poetry: Women Composing Poems, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1792, Japan, Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, H. 14 1/2 in. ( cm); W. 30 in. ( cm), Prints, Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829), A group of ladies in elegant kimono and their attendants compose poetry at a New Year’s poetry gathering. In the alcove of the leftmost print are imaginary portraits of the Three Gods of Japanese Poetry (Waka sanjin), namely Sumiyoshi, Tamatsushima, and Kakinomoto no Hitomaro

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