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KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849) Abe no Nakamaro Woodblock print, from the series Shika shashin kyo (A true mirror of Chinese and Japanese poetry), signed saki no Hokusai Iitsu hitsu, published by Moriya Jihei (Kinshindo), circa 1833-34, framed and glazed Vertical nagaban: 20 1/8 x 8 ? in. (51.1 x 22.2 cm.)
The nobleman Abe no Nakamaro (698-770) sits leaning against a balustrade on the terrace of a Chinese palace, gazing at the moon. Four attendants arrive with dishes of food. Aged sixteen Nakamaro accompanied a Japanese envoy to China but was refused permission to return home, remaining in China for the rest of his life. He developed a succesful career, eventually becoming a regional governor. The scene in the print is known to relate to a poem he wrote longing to see his home in Japan again.
The same print is in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession no. 21.6673; and the British Museum, museum no. 1910,0418,0.190.