Ono no Komachi
Artist
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
(born Edo, Japan, 1798 ; died Japan, 1861)
Dateearly 1840s
MediumWoodblock print
DimensionsOverall: 14 3/8 x 9 5/8 in. (36.5 x 24.4 cm)
Mat Overall: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
Mat Overall: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
ClassificationsPrint
Credit LineGift of Mrs. James W. Lyon
Terms
- figurative
- landscape
- Ono no Komachi
- Woodblock print
Object number1971.129.1 G
DescriptionWoman with a crown of flowers on her hair sitting on the ground and leaning her right arm on a small table. There is a strong wind blowing petals from a nearby blossoming tree. Ocean or river in the background. Rectangular box with text in upper right corner. Ono no Komachi was a celebrated poet and beauty of the Heian Period (784–1185). Famed for her waka Japanese-style poetry, she was considered one of the Sanjūrokkasen (Thirty-Six Female Poetry Immortals). She is seen here in the many-layered robes of the Heian court, seated at her writing table under a blossoming cherry tree whose petals are caught in a gust of wind
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