Poem by Emperor Sanjo, from the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by an Old Nurse

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)

Artist: Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Date: 1835–36
Medium: color woodblock print
Origin: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Collection: Cleveland Museum of Art

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