A New Series of Fifty Poets' Stanzas of the Temmei Period; A Bookcase of Humorous Poems in the Azuma (i.e. Edo) Style

January 30, 1786

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This compendium is a pastiche of the time-honored convention of assembling the best poets and a single representative poem for each. The fifty poets here are Kyōden's contemporaries in the irreverent world of Kyōka poetry. The rich colors and striking details like the pile of books bending beneath the weight of the haikai poet known by the pen name Kabe no Nakanuri (1769–1832) on the right-hand page are typical of the printed work done for literary circles at this time.

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Title: A New Series of Fifty Poets' Stanzas of the Temmei Period; A Bookcase of Humorous Poems in the Azuma (i.e. Edo) Style
Artist: Kitao Masanobu (Santō Kyōden) (Japanese, 1761–1816)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: January 30, 1786
Culture: Japan
Medium: Ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 10 1/4 x 7 in. (26 x 17.8 cm)
Classification: Illustrated Books
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Henry J. Bernheim, 1945
Object Number: JIB165
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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