The Rush Gatherer, from the series A True Mirror of Chinese and Japanese Poetry

Hokusai1834-1835

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

The subject of this design may be related to a 1309 poem that contains the following lines:
When I was cutting horse-tails
The autumn moon appeared,
Shining through the trees on Mount Sonahara.

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Title: The Rush Gatherer, from the series A True Mirror of Chinese and Japanese Poetry
Creator: Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Date Created: 1834-1835
Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 52.1 x 23 cm (20 1/2 x 9 1/16 in.)
Type: Print
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1145
Medium: color woodblock print
Inscriptions: Signature: Zen Hokusai Iitsu hitsu Publisher: Moriya Jisuke (emblem) Censorship Seal: kiwame
Department: Japanese Art
Culture: Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
Collection: Japanese Art
Accession Number: 1916.1145

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