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A Picture by Hishikawa Moronobu: Woman with a Set of Poem Cards by Totoya Hokkei — VisualArtsDB

A Picture by Hishikawa Moronobu: Woman with a Set of Poem Cards

A Picture by Hishikawa Moronobu: Woman with a Set of Poem Cards

1824–1827

Medium: color woodblock print (surimono) with gold, silver, and embossing
Dimensions: Sheet: 21 x 18.4 cm (8 1/4 x 7 1/4 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Cleveland Museum of Art

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Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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The poem by Ganjotei Shirataka reads: Friendly, amid the starry forest of the plum branches the voice of the warbler singing of the sun and moon.

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Lady Seated by a Tokonoma Alcove

Lady Seated by a Tokonoma Alcove

Totoya Hokkei, 1829

Chinese Warrior Carrying a Child upon His Shoulders

Chinese Warrior Carrying a Child upon His Shoulders

Totoya Hokkei, 1815

Goat beneath a plum tree

Goat beneath a plum tree

Totoya Hokkei, 1780

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Print

Totoya Hokkei, 1780

Two dolls and a brocade bag, from the series "Clothing, Food, and Shelter (Ishokuju no uchi)"

Two dolls and a brocade bag, from the series "Clothing, Food, and Shelter (Ishokuju no uchi)"

Totoya Hokkei, 1818

Nobleman playing flute, from the series "Essays in Idleness (Tsurezuregusa)"

Nobleman playing flute, from the series "Essays in Idleness (Tsurezuregusa)"

Totoya Hokkei, 1830

Sarutahiko, No. 2 (Sono ni) from the series "The Boulder Door of Spring (Haru no iwato)"

Sarutahiko, No. 2 (Sono ni) from the series "The Boulder Door of Spring (Haru no iwato)"

Totoya Hokkei, 1820

Fudo Pass on the Mikuni Road in Kozuke Province (Joshu Mikuni goe Fudo toge), from the series "Famous Places in the Provinces (Shokoku meisho)"

Fudo Pass on the Mikuni Road in Kozuke Province (Joshu Mikuni goe Fudo toge), from the series "Famous Places in the Provinces (Shokoku meisho)"

Totoya Hokkei, 1825

Ono no Tofu, from the series "A Gathering of the Elders of Poetry (Shoshikai bantsuzuki)"

Ono no Tofu, from the series "A Gathering of the Elders of Poetry (Shoshikai bantsuzuki)"

Totoya Hokkei, 1815

Vase and Kitchen Knife

Vase and Kitchen Knife

Totoya Hokkei, 1816

It is good to open for business (Akinai hajime yoshi), from the series "A Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)"

It is good to open for business (Akinai hajime yoshi), from the series "A Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)"

Totoya Hokkei, 1817

Ama no Uzume, No. 3 (Sono san) from the series "The Boulder Door of Spring (Haru no iwato)"

Ama no Uzume, No. 3 (Sono san) from the series "The Boulder Door of Spring (Haru no iwato)"

Totoya Hokkei, 1820