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Poet Hitomaro
- Museum No.
- AK428
Photo No：250-5794
Color type：Color
| Title | Poet Hitomaro |
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| Designation | |
| Artist | Sakai Hoitsu |
| Category | Painting (A), Early Modern Painting, Figure Painting |
| Country | Japan |
| Period | Edo |
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| Dimensions | Height 107.4cm Width 48.1cm |
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| Donor | Okamura Takemori |
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This painting by Sakai Hôitsu (1761-1828) depicts the quintessential classical Japanese lyric poet, Kakinomoto Hitomaro (d. 708-715).
Hôitsu was the second son of the Sakai lord of Himeiji Castle. At the age of thirty-seven, he became a Buddhist priest and spent his days enjoying poetry and painting. Later, he built a residence, named Uge-an (Arbor of Flowers in the Rain), in the Negishi district of Edo (present-day Tokyo), and became the center of literati culture in the late Edo period (1616-1867). He was also known for his influential art publications, such as Kôrin Hyakuzu (One Hundred Paintings by Kôrin), in honor of the renown Rinpa artist, Ogata Kôrin (1658-1716), and was himself an accomplished and influential Rinpa painter, who produced many works seasoned with playful haikai verses.
Japan-Edo