Minneapolis Institute of Art
Poem by Kakinomoto Hitomaro
Suzuki HarunobuLinkedCulture matchlcp-5922b737250c
- Date
- c. 1767–68
- Medium
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 63508
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
Kakinomoto Hitomaro (d. 708) is venerated by the Japanese as one of their earliest poets. His poem, inscribed in this image, is taken from the anthology Kokin wakashū ( Collection of Japanese Poems of Ancient and Modern Times ), from around the year 905: Into the mist, glowing with dawn across the Bay of Akashi a boat carries my thoughts into hiding islands beyond —trans. Lewis Cook Harunobu alludes to Hitomaro’s poem by depicting a young woman lost in thought, looking out a window toward the distant boats. Asia
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- Credit line
- Gift of Louis W. Hill, Jr.
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