Poem by Emperor Sanjo, from the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by an Old Nurse
Medium
color woodblock print
Dimensions
25.6 × 37.3 cm
Classification
Department
Japanese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of J. H. Wade
Accession Number
1985.326
Tags
male
About this artwork
A priest raises a gohei, a ritual implement with zig-zag strips of white paper attached to a staff, while the surrounding figures reverentially bow in a moonlit ceremony honoring Emperor Sanjo (976–1017, reigned 1012–16).