Provisional Middle Counselor Sadayori (Gon Chunagon Sadayori); Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese; 1798-1861); Edo; 1830-1844; ink on paper; color woodblock print; 9-1/4 x 14 in.; Signed by artist: Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga Seal: toshidama; Publisher's mark: Ehiko Inscribed: poem; followed by an explanation: (asaborake tae-dae ni; araware wataru; sese no ajirogi); As dawn lightens the pilings of the fishtrap gradually become more visible through the mist on the Uji River. The poem appears in the Senzaishu. Fujiwara Sadayori ; 995-1045; was the eldest son of Fujiwara Kinto.; series; A Poem by each of 100 Poets (Hyakunin isshu no uchi); Asian Art