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Maker(s):Chobunsai Eishi
Culture:Japanese (1756-1829)
Title:The Poetess Ono no Komachi, from the series Nishikizuri Onna Sanjurokkasen [Thirty-Six Immortal Women Poets in Color Prints]
Date Made:1801
Type:Print
Materials:Color woodblock print (woodcut) on paper
Place Made:Asia; Japan
Measurements:Image: 9 5/8 x 7 3/16 in; 24.4 x 18.3 cm
Narrative Inscription:  No inscriptions.
Accession Number:  MH 1973.204.Q.RII
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. Louis C. Black
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
The poetess Ono no Komachi dressed in a pink 12-layered (juni hitoe) kimono of Heisu Period court ladies, seated and looking to the left, hiding her chin with her right sleeve. Originally matched with another album leave with Ono no Komachi's poem: "Did he come to me / Because I fell asleep / Longing for him? / If I had known it was a dream / I would never have awakened!"

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