Sojo Henjo, twelfth poet in the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by the Nurse

Museum record 89521: Sojo Henjo, twelfth poet in the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by the Nurse by Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎. A v…

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For Sojo Henjo, twelfth poet in the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by the Nurse (record 89521), start with modern, expressive, atmospheric. Compare the focal subject, edge treatment, and atmosphere before movi…

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This is a scene based on the poet’s early career as a descendant of the imperial family and as a court minister, before the poet became a priest. The scene is springtime at court, where a young woman of nobility performs a dance (usually held in the fall) related to the success of the rice crop that was planted annually in the spring by the emperor. Later, of course, this poet became known as the first of the six Poetic Immortals, for his modern poems. MyArtTaste includes museum record 89521 as a recogni…