鳥文斎栄之画　和歌三神図|Honoring the Three Gods of Poetry: Women Composing Poems

Chōbunsai Eishi

ca. 1792 · Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper · Asian Art

A group of ladies in elegant garments and their attendants compose verse at a New Year’s poetry gathering. In the alcove of the leftmost print are imaginary portraits of the Three Gods of Poetry (Waka sanjin), namely Sumiyoshi, Tamatsushima, and Kakinomoto no Hitomaro.

Artist

Chōbunsai Eishi

Date

ca. 1792

Medium

Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Estate of Samuel Isham, 1914