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Poem by Emperor Sanjo, from the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by an Old Nurse
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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).
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit line(百人一首乳母が絵解き): Poem by Emperor Sanjo, from the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by an Old Nurse (三條院), 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
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