July 26, 943~ Motoyoshi Shinnō, Japanese poet and nobleman, dies

Posted in On This Date by Christy

Poem by Motoyoshi Shinnô, from the series 100 Poems
Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)
by Katsushika Hokusai

c.1839 / Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper / 10 1/4”x14 3/8”
Various collections, incl. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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