{"product_id":"mg1690-hokusai-one-hundred-poems-japanese-woodblock-print","title":"Hokusai - One Hundred Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKatsushika Hokusai \u003c\/strong\u003e(1760-1849)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: \u003c\/strong\u003e1838\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/strong\u003eEijudō\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003eUkiyo-e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMedium: \u003c\/strong\u003eWoodblock Print. 101\/8 x 14 3\/4 in. (25.7 x 37.5 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis print is from the series of 'One Hundred Poems Narrated by the Nurse', which was published between 1835 and 1838: the last major production of woodblock prints by Hokusai. This series attempted to make authentic writings of 'Hyakunin-isshu' (a collection of Tanka poems from 7th-13th century) easy to understand by contemporary Japanese. The prints create an intimate atmosphere, making it seem as if the poems are being relayed by a foster mother or nurse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHokusai created 100 designs in total, however, only 27 images were published due to the publisher's bankruptcy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe poem is by is Empress Jito:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Spring, it seems, has passed,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd the summer comes again;\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eFor the silk white robes,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSo tis said, are spread to dry\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn the \"Mount of Heaven's Perfume.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Backing remnants\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e. Stains and dirt as shown, cropped as shown, not backed. We overlaid this print on the one held by the MET and the blocks matched.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/36485\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mie Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43694207828046,"sku":"MG1690","price":1650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0095\/7602\/2094\/files\/mg1690-Hokusai-OneHundredPoems-japanese-woodblock-print.jpg?v=1777406169","url":"https:\/\/miegallery.com\/products\/mg1690-hokusai-one-hundred-poems-japanese-woodblock-print","provider":"Mie Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}