Honoring the Three Gods of Poetry: Women Composing Poems

Honoring the Three Gods of Poetry: Women Composing Poems

Chōbunsai Eishi

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

A group of ladies in elegant garments and their attendants compose verse at a New Year’s poetry gathering. In the alcove of the leftmost print are imaginary portraits of the Three Gods of Poetry (Waka sanjin), namely Sumiyoshi, Tamatsushima, and Kakinomoto no Hitomaro.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Honoring the Three Gods of Poetry: Women Composing PoemsHonoring the Three Gods of Poetry: Women Composing PoemsHonoring the Three Gods of Poetry: Women Composing PoemsHonoring the Three Gods of Poetry: Women Composing PoemsHonoring the Three Gods of Poetry: Women Composing Poems

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