“The Jewel River of Plovers, a Famous Place in Mutsu Province,” from the series Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa: Chidori no Tamagawa, Mutsu meisho)

Edo period (1615–1868)

Not on view

Yū sareba
shiokaze koshite
Michinoku no
Noda no Tamagawa
chidori naku nari

Evening descends
as winds from the sea
blow across Jewel River
of Noda in Michinoku
where flocks of plovers cry.

[Signed] Priest Nōin (998–1050)

—Trans. John T. Carpenter

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六玉川　「千鳥の玉川　陸奥名所」
Title: “The Jewel River of Plovers, a Famous Place in Mutsu Province,” from the series Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa: Chidori no Tamagawa, Mutsu meisho)
Artist: Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Culture: Japan
Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 10 13/16 x 7 13/16 in. (27.5 x 19.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1946
Object Number: JP3020
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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