Keywords: The poet Yacuren and a companion strolling in a grove of yew trees.jpg æŒå· 国芳 Utagawa Kuniyoshi 1798 - 1861 This selection is from one hundred prints illustrating the Japanese poetry antology called the Hyakunin isshu which was compiled by the poet Fuhiwara Teika 1162-1241 The Hyakunin isshu has always been a popular subject and part of the japanese culture it has even taken the form of a card game This print illustrates one autumn evening while the monk jakuren and a companion are strolling past a grove of yew trees Rays of light shine throught the haze http //visipix com/search/search php userid 1616934267 q 272aAuthors/K/Kuniyoshi 201797-1861 2C 20Utagawa 2C 20Japan 27 s 23 l en u 2 ub 1 k 1 Source PD-old-auto Karakasa in art Jakuren Hyakunin Isshu by Kuniyoshi |