The Poetess Ukon, 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 poem was copied by Toyota Mine, age six: Waiting for you to Come to me, how the months have Past—rock shore—If I Went out there now, would the name Itself provoke resentment? (Translation by Andrew J. Pekarik)
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