Ogura Nazorae Hyakunin Isshu

Kuniyoshi Utagawa

 

Ornamental Papers Patterned After the 100 Poets. Ogura nazora-e Hyaku-nin isshu. This series comprises of 35 prints by Hiroshige, 51 by Kuniyoshi and 14 by Kunisada (signed Toyokuni). Hako-o-maru, one of Soga Brothers, found his late father's clothes and a letter.

A poem by Sarumaru Tayu. "In the deep mountains, treading through the fallen red maple leaves, a stag calls. When I hear his lonely cry, I feel how sad the autumn is.".

 

Condition: Some dirt but overall very good quality, not backed.

Date: 1845-1849

Publisher: Ibaya Sensaburō

 

https://www.hiroshige.org.uk/Collaborations/Collaborations.htm

http://jti.lib.virginia.edu/japanese/hyakunin/index.html