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From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
百人一首 宇波か縁説 藤原道信朝臣|Poem by Fujiwara no Michinobu Ason, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki) is a 1802 ink by Katsushika Hokusai, a Japonisme work, depicting Poetry, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This painting depicts a group of men laboring in a field, with one man carrying a large bundle on his back. In the foreground, another man is seen walking towards the right side of the image, while in the background, several men are working in the field. The scene is set against a backdrop of trees and a body of water, with a few buildings visible in the distance. The colors used in the painting are muted, with shades of green, brown, and gray dominating the palette. The painting is a woodblock print, created using ink and color on paper. It is an example of Romanticism, a movement that emphasized emotion and imagination in art. To learn more about the artist behind this piece, explore the works of Katsushika Hokusai.
Katsushika Hokusai spent his life in Edo, now Tokyo, where he drew and carved prints for a living.
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