Harumichi no Tsuraki, thirty-second poet in the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by the Nurse

Arts of Asia

c. 1835/36

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎
Japanese, 1760-1849

The poet Tsuraki was appointed governor of Iki province, near Kyoto, in 920. He composed this poem while crossing Mount Shiga:

In a mountain stream.
Built by the busy wind,
Is a wattled barrier drawn.
Yet ‘tis only maple leaves
Powerless to flow away.
(Translated by Clay MacCauley)

Hokusai presents a lovely, clear day drawing to its close. The woodcutters continue their task and a fisherman casts his net where maple leaves are briefly caught in the rush of the mountain stream. A mother pulls her son along, who leads his pet turtle home over the plank bridge.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of Asia

Artist: Katsushika Hokusai
Title: Harumichi no Tsuraki, thirty-second poet in the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by the Nurse
Place: Japan (Artist's nationality)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1830–1841
Medium: Color woodblock print; yoko oban
Dimensions: 24.9 × 37.1 cm (9 13/16 × 14 5/8 in.)
Credit Line: Clarence Buckingham Collection
Reference Number: 1930.346
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