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Hokusai One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse, Fujiwara no Toshiyuki

Item No A1-92-279
Title One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse, Fujiwara no Toshiyuki
Artist Hokusai
Condition Foxing,Rubbing
Size 36×24.5cm
Price SOLD
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This is the piece of Hokusai who is known for Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji. The creation is 1835-36. The title written in Japanese, Ubagaetoki means that a nanny tells children the contents of the Hyakunin Isshu (100 Waka poems by 100 poets) showing the drawings in which the scene from the poem is represented adapting to the culture of the times or Edo period. The work was initially planed to be created as a set of 100 pieces, but only 27 pieces were actually produced.

Hokusai
1760-1849
Ukiyoe painter. He learned the painting technique from Kano School and Tosa School, and also had an interest in the western -style copperplate prints such as Shiba Kokan’s, which means his learning objects were free of rules. He also had a talent in the autograph other than the prints, giving an impact on the impressionists.