Ono no Komachi, c. 1843-1846
Utagawa Hiroshige; Publisher: Enshūya Matabeiexpand_more
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperexpand_more
Gift of Louis W. Hill, Jr.expand_more 96.146.205
Not on Viewexpand_more
This fan print is from a series by Utagawa Hiroshige inspired by poems composed by renowned poetesses. It shows the ninth-century court lady and a legendary beauty, Ono no Komachi sitting in her elegantly appointed room at night, suggested by the darkness outside and presence of an oil lamp. Hiroshige depicts her composing the following poem (inscribed in the red cartouche on the print):
Because I fell asleep thinking of you,
I dreamed of you.
If I knew it was a dream,
I would have never woken from it.
Details
- Title
- Ono no Komachi
- Artist Life
- 1797 - 1858
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 96.146.205
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Sakai 1981, p. 231, uchiwa-e no. 27
- Curator Approved
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