Poem by Bunya no Asayasu - Lovely Hokusai print showing workers in a large wooden boat collecting the leaves of water lilies. At right, a woman reaches a long-handled blade over the edge to cut a heavy stem, while her companions carefully stack the green foliage. The verse by the Heian era poet Bunya no Asayasu reads:

In the autumn fields,
When the heedless wind blows by
O'er the pure-white dew,
How the myriad unstrung gems
Everywhere are scattered round!

Beautiful rich color and soft shading in the water and sky. A very attractive composition, published by Kyoto Hanga-in.

Artist - Hokusai (1760 - 1849)

Image Size - 9 7/8" x 14 1/2" + margins as shown

Condition - Excellent overall with no issues to report.