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.). 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).
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