Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)
Minamoto no Muneyuki Ason, from One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by the Nurse
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)
Minamoto no Muneyuki Ason, from One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by the Nurse
c. 1835(Tenpo 6, Edo Era)
Color woodblock print
260 x 376 mm
Desctription
Part of a series, it is still quite open to interpretation. Inspired by a poem about a forlorn mountain village, where no one goes and no grass grows in the winter. What a feeling did Hokusai intend to convey when he illustrated this poem?
