Tosa Mitsuoki (1617-1691)

signed Tosa sakon shokan Mitsuoki and with a seal Fujiwara, mounted on brocade

Shukodo, Kyoto.

There is an approximately two inch vertical scratch along the body of the bird. There are several minor creases. Brocade mounts are slightly worn but consistent with the age of the textile.
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The poem reads

Kimi kohishi
Fushimi no sato ni
Kitemireba
Kowata no nobezo
Uzura nakunaru

'Longing and looking for you, I came to a village in Fushimi, at Kowata's field, quails are cooing'