Honoring the Three Gods of Poetry: Women Composing Poems

ca. 1792

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A group of ladies in elegant garments and their attendants compose verse at a New Year’s poetry gathering. In the alcove of the leftmost print are imaginary portraits of the Three Gods of Poetry (Waka sanjin), namely Sumiyoshi, Tamatsushima, and Kakinomoto no Hitomaro.

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鳥文斎栄之画　和歌三神図
Title: Honoring the Three Gods of Poetry: Women Composing Poems
Artist: Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: ca. 1792
Culture: Japan
Medium: Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: H. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm); W. 30 in. (76.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Estate of Samuel Isham, 1914
Object Number: JP948
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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