百人一首 乳母かゑとき 柿本人麿|Poem by Kakinomoto Hitomaro, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
9 7/8 x 14 in. (25.1 x 35.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1914
Accession Number
JP4
Tags
Art Historical Context
Katsushika Hokus, the legendary ukiyo-e master renowned for *The Great Wave off Kawa*, created this vibrant woodblock print in 9 during Japan's Edo period (1615–1868). Titled *Poem by Kakinomoto Hitomaro, the series One Hundred Poems by the Nurse (Hyunin isshu uba ga etoki)*, it belongs to a charming series where an elderly nurse narrates and illustrates Japan's famed *Hyakunin Isshu* anthology—a collection of 100 classical waka poems by poets like the 7th-century Hitomaro. This print captures the essence of Hitomaro's verse through a scenic landscape of rolling hills and figures, blending poe...
About the Artist
Katsushika Hokusai · 1760–1849
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) stands as one of history's most influential artists, a Japanese master who revolutionized the ukiyo-e woodblock print tradition and profoundly shaped Western art. Born in the Katsushika district of Edo (modern-day Tokyo) to an artisan family, Hokusai lived through nearly nine decades of extraordinary creative evolution, adopting over thirty different artistic names t...