The Poetess Shunzei no Musume, from the series The Thirty-six Immortal Women Poets (Nishikizuri onna sanjurokkasen)
Edo period (1615–1868), 1801
Page from a color woodblock-printed volume
24.7 × 18.5 cm (9.7 × 7.3 in)
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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026
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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG
This moon by which I once faintly saw you Now comes to rest. In the teardrops on my sleeve For that spring of long ago. (Translation by Andrew J. Pekarik)
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