Hyakunin Isshu #3: Three Nights of Loneliness

Part of Hyakunin Isshu · Episode 3

A long night, a mountain pheasant and a feeling of loneliness: the third poem in Hyakunin Isshu gives emotion a striking natural image. Utagawa Kuniyoshi’s print adds another layer by bringing different literary voices into conversation. What changes when an old poem is viewed through a later story? Explore longing, translation and interwoven imagery in Japanese poetry and art.