Title : Yoshiwara

Artist : Utagawa Hiroshige

Date : August 1854

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Source : Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Description : The priest Saigyo (1118-1190) was a descendant of the aristocratic Fujiwara family but withdrew from courtly circles to lead a religious life. He remained friends with noble poets, however, and was admired for his own verse. Shortly after his death, an imperial poetry anthology known as the Shinkokinshu included over ninety of his poems. Here, Kunisada depicts Saigyo in a moment of poetic reverie as he views Mount Fuji, illustrated above by Hiroshige as seen through the pine trees as Yoshiwara.

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