Poem, by Rai Shunpū, early 1800s
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Poem

Rai Shunpū (Japanese, 1753–1825)

early 1800s

Medium
leaf from a pair of folding albums; ink on paper
Classification
Portfolio
Dimensions
Sheet: 26.1 x 18.8 cm (10 1/4 x 7 3/8 in.)
Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art, Japanese Art
Credit line
Gift of Mary B. Lee, C. Bingham Blossom, Dudley S. Blossom III, Laurel B. Kovacik, and Elizabeth B. Blossom, in memory of Elizabeth B. Blossom
Rights
Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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About this work

Rai Shunpū studied medicine in Kyoto, and opened the first medical practice in Takehara, in what is today the western part of Hiroshima prefecture.