Tanzaku Strip of Waka Poetry by a Member of the 47 Ronin, Circa 1685-1703. Early Edo Period Example of Poetry with Noted Provenance
Tanzaku Strip of Waka Poetry by a Member of the 47 Ronin, Circa 1685-1703. Early Edo Period Example of Poetry with Noted Provenance
Tanzaku Strip of Waka Poetry by a Member of the 47 Ronin, Circa 1685-1703. Early Edo Period Example of Poetry with Noted Provenance
Tanzaku Strip of Waka Poetry by a Member of the 47 Ronin, Circa 1685-1703. Early Edo Period Example of Poetry with Noted Provenance

Tanzaku Strip of Waka Poetry by a Member of the 47 Ronin, Circa 1685-1703. Early Edo Period Example of Poetry with Noted Provenance

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Title: Tanzaku Strip of Waka Poetry by a Member of the 47 Ronin, Circa 1685-1703. Early Edo Period Example of Poetry with Noted Provenance
Author: Attributed to Otaka Gengo Tadao
Condition: Very Good

An Early Edo Period, 17th to 18th century example of a tanzaku strip of waka poetry, dating from the late 17th to early 18th century.

This example is a rather scarce, but surviving example penned by Otaka Gengo Tadao, a samurai of the Early Edo Period, and a member of the 47 Ronin of Ako in Harima. His family crest was a circle with a triple tortoiseshell pattern and diamond pattern. He was commonly known as Gengo. He also had the pen name Koyo and made a name for himself in haiku poetry.

The tanzaku strip has been nicely decorated, the flowing calligraphy written against a grey background, with a flowering design in the background.

One decorated tanzaku strip on paper, 30.6 x 6 cm

This manuscript is in very good shape, with minor wear and staining to the paper, and a few worm tracks at the bottom, which may have also been repaired at one point.