Poem by Emperor Sanjo, from the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by an Old Nurse

1835–36

Poem by Emperor Sanjo, from the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by an Old Nurse, 1835–36. Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849). Color woodblock print; overall: 25.6 x 37.3 cm (10 1/16 x 14 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade 1985.326 A priest raises a gohei, a ritual implement with zig-zag strips of white paper attached to a staff, while the surrounding figures reverentially bow in a moonlit ceremony honoring Emperor Sanjo (976–1017, reigned 1012–16). This series by Hokusai was originally meant to have 100 prints, but only 27 were completed.