Sakyo no dayu Michimasa, by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

An image of Sakyô no dayû Michimasa. Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). Woodcut. Colour print from woodblocks. Ôban. Signed: Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga with red toshidama seal. Publisher’s seal: Ebine (Ebisuya Shôshichi), circa 1840-1842. Ukiyo-e. No. 63 in the series 'One hundred poems by one hundred poets' (Hyakunin isshu no uchi), which illustrates poems from the well-known anthology One hundred poets (Hyakunin isshu) compiled in 1235 by the celebrated poet Fujiwara no Teika (1162-1241).

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Sakyô no dayû Michimasa. Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). Woodcut. Colour print from woodblocks. Ôban. Signed: Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga with red toshidama seal. Publisher’s seal: Ebine (Ebisuya Shôshichi), circa 1840-1842. Ukiyo-e. No. 63 in the series 'One hundred poems by one hundred poets' (Hyakunin isshu no uchi), which illustrates poems from the well-known anthology One hundred poets (Hyakunin isshu) compiled in 1235 by the celebrated poet Fujiwara no Teika (1162-1241).

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Accession Number: P.4-1980
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 702 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 293.83kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2013:07:01 16:33:25

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