The Rush Gatherer, from the series A True Mirror of Chinese and Japanese Poetry (1834–35): Art, History and Details

The Rush Gatherer, from the series A True Mirror of Chinese and Japanese Poetry (1834–35) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

The subject of this design may be related to a 1309 poem that contains the following lines: When I was cutting horse-tails The autumn moon appeared, Shining through the trees on Mount Sonahara.

Object facts

• Title: The Rush Gatherer, from the series A True Mirror of Chinese and Japanese Poetry
• Date: 1834–35
• Creator attribution: Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
• Culture: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
• Type: Print
• Technique: color woodblock print
• Dimensions: Sheet: 52.1 x 23 cm (20 1/2 x 9 1/16 in.)
• Collection: Japanese Art
• Department: Japanese Art
• Accession number: 1916.1145

Collection credit

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade

Further reading listed by the museum

• Smith, Joshua, "Careful Spontaneity", Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine. Vol. 47 no. 04, April 2007

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