Poem by Kakinomoto Hitomaro, c. 1767-1768
Suzuki Harunobuexpand_more
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperexpand_more
Gift of Louis W. Hill, Jr.expand_more P.75.51.10
Not on Viewexpand_more
Kakinomoto Hitomaro (d. 708) is venerated by the Japanese as one of their earliest poets. His poem, inscribed in this image, is taken from the anthology Kokin wakashū (Collection of Japanese Poems of Ancient and Modern Times), from around the year 905:
Into the mist, glowing with dawn
across the Bay of Akashi
a boat carries my thoughts
into hiding
islands beyond
—trans. Lewis Cook
Harunobu alludes to Hitomaro’s poem by depicting a young woman lost in thought, looking out a window toward the distant boats.
Details
- Title
- Poem by Kakinomoto Hitomaro
- Artist Life
- 1725 - 1770
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- P.75.51.10
- Catalogue Raisonne
- K483, Ukiyo-e shūka 4 (1979), list #296.1
- Curator Approved
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