Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperexpand_more
Gift of Louis W. Hill, Jr.expand_more 81.133.127
This picture of the backside of a rooster on a snowy hillside with snow-covered bamboo is Utagawa Hiroshige’s response to the humorous verse by the poet Hachijintei included at the upper left. The poem describes a couple awakened early by the crow of a rooster after a night of lovemaking.
Kinuginu no The morning after—
hanashi no imada before any conversations
tsumoranu ni have piled up—
tokekau to naku crows
yuki ni niwatori a rooster in snow.
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