百人一首　宇波か縁説　藤原道信朝臣|Poem by Fujiwara no Michinobu Ason, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

Katsushika Hokusai

1760–1845 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper · Asian Art

One of Hokusai's favorite themes, travelers setting out at the first blush of dawn, is the perfect vehicle for this love poem by Fujiwara Michinobu Ason (972–994): Akenureba kururu mono to wa shirinagara naho ayashiki asaborake ka na. Although I know morning will bring another evening for our love I still resent the dawn

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai

Date

1760–1845

Medium

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Henry L. Phillips Collection, Bequest of Henry L. Phillips, 1939