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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
Not on view
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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