Poem by Fujiwara no Michinobu Ason, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

1760–1845

Not on view

One of Hokusai's favorite themes, travelers setting out at the first blush of dawn, is the perfect vehicle for this love poem by Fujiwara Michinobu Ason (972–994):

Akenureba
kururu mono to wa
shirinagara
naho ayashiki
asaborake ka na.

Although I know morning will bring
another evening for our love
I still resent the dawn

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百人一首　宇波か縁説　藤原道信朝臣
Title: Poem by Fujiwara no Michinobu Ason, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)
Artist: Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760–1849 Tokyo (Edo))
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: 1760–1845
Culture: Japan
Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 10 3/8 x 14 7/8 in. (26.4 x 37.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Henry L. Phillips Collection, Bequest of Henry L. Phillips, 1939
Object Number: JP2936
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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