Kyōka: The Mist of of Sandara (Kyōka Sandara-kasumi)
This volume is an anthology of kyōka verses selected by the poet Senshūan Sandara Hōshi and privately published by the Kasumi poetry club in 1798. It includes one woodblock-printed illustration each by Katsushika Hokusai, Kitao Shigemasa,, and Hasegawa Settan. The first illustration, by Shigemasa, captures a scene from the ancient Heian court. Settan, in the next image, includes a playful scene of the god of longevity, Jurōjin, seated on a donkey. The third illustration, by Hokusai, depicts daily life in a rural setting—a woodcarver at work, several female assistants, and a traveler resting—with a view of Mount Fuji in the background. A light and elegant touch typifies Hokusai's work of the Sōri period, early in his career. His signature reads Hokusai Sōri.
Artwork Details
- 千穐庵三陀羅法師撰 葛飾北斎画 長谷川雪旦画 北尾重政画 長澤耕斎書 『狂歌さむただらかすみ』
- Title: Kyōka: The Mist of of Sandara (Kyōka Sandara-kasumi)
- Artist: Compiled by Senshūan Sandara Hōshi (Japanese, 1729–1814)
- Artist: Illustration by Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760–1849 Tokyo (Edo))
- Artist: Illustration by Hasegawa Settan (ASA) (Japanese, 1778–1843)
- Artist: Illustration by Kitao Shigemasa (Japanese, 1739–1820)
- Artist: Calligraphy by Nagasawa Kosai
- Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
- Date: 1798
- Culture: Japan
- Medium: Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
- Dimensions: 8 3/4 × 6 1/4 × 3/8 in. (22.2 × 15.9 × 1 cm)
- Classification: Illustrated Books
- Credit Line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
- Object Number: JIB126
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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