This selection is from one hundred prints illustrating the Japanese poetry antology called the Hyakunin Isshu, which was compiled by the poet Fujiwara no 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 the warth of Emperor Sutoku causing a thunderstorm in Sanuki.
歌川国芳 (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 po