Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861)
Play Kanadehon chushingura (Treasury of the loyal retrivers)
issue de Ogura Imitations of One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets
Ogura nazora-e Hyaku-nin isshu
小倉擬百人一首
Date: ~1845-48 (Kōka 2-Kaei 1)
Publisher: Ibaya Senzaburō (Dansendō)
Format: Vertical ōban
38 x 25 cm
Poem by The Monk Doin
Though in deep distress
Through your cruel blow, my life
Still is left to me.
But I cannot keep my tears;
They break forth from my grief.