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Source Description
This print depicts a fairly typical poetry reading-except that sparrows are substituted for humans. A distinguished poet, seated before a folding screen, recites his poems for a private audience. His wife and children are seated near him. While most members are attentive, a mother turns to hush adolescents in the back row. In the upper left corner there are twelve "haiku" poems by different writers. These poets were probably members of a poetry club that commissioned Zeshin to design this print for a humorous New Year's greeting.
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Document identity
localId
4964
label
A Poetry Reading
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obj
dtoType
print
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
4964
sourceUrl
contentType
print
stage
normalized
title
A Poetry Reading
description
This print depicts a fairly typical poetry reading-except that sparrows are substituted for humans. A distinguished poet, seated before a folding screen, recites his poems for a private audience. His wife and children are seated near him. While most members are attentive, a mother turns to hush adolescents in the back row. In the upper left corner there are twelve "haiku" poems by different writers. These poets were probably members of a poetry club that commissioned Zeshin to design this print for a humorous New Year's greeting.
provenance
Justine Lewis Keidel [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1986, by gift.
date
ca. 1873-1891 (Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Prints
woodblock prints
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
29.9
height
25.1
dimensionsRaw
11 3/4 x 9 7/8 in. (29.85 x 25.08 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Poem] unread]
twelve haiku; [Signature] Zeshin (Tairyukyo)
med
mulberry paper, pigments
creator_ids
3078
collection_ids
JPK
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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