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Poem by Abe-No-Nakamaro
(Abe no Nakamaro 安倍仲麿)
(1835-1836)
from the One hundred poems explained by the nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki 百人一首宇波か縁説) series
Medium
colour woodblock
Measurements
25.4 × 37.6 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1909
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Japan
Inscription
printed in ink (in image) u.r.: 前北斎卍 / 百人一首宇波か縁説 / 安倍仲麿 / (poem)
printed in red ink (in image) l.r.: 極 (censers seal) / (publishers mark)
Accession Number
415-2
Department
Asian Art
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Gordon Darling Foundation
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