Japan Important Poetry Scroll Hand-Painted Waka Calligraphy Otagaki Rengetsu
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Japan, a rare authentic hand-painted on paper scroll from one of Japan’s most important 19th century poets, Otagaki Rengetsu (1791-1875).
Title: Waka, Signature (Seal)
Two Poems:
“For Nonomiya
a spring offering
of white cotton cloth—
cherry blossoms
amid the sakaki trees”
“Wondering if I should borrow
from the Princess of Bridges
this robe of autumn leaves—
my rest while traveling so cold…
the Uji River wind.”
History: Otagaki Rengetsu (1791-1875) was a Buddhist nun who is widely regarded to have been one of the greatest Japanese poets of the 19th century. She was also a skilled potter and painter and expert calligrapher.
Japanese Translations:
1st poem:
Nonomiya no
haru no tamuke no
shirayuu wa
sakaki ni majiru
sakura nari keri.
(For Nonomiya
a spring offering
of white cotton cloth—
cherry blossoms
amid the sakaki trees.)
2nd poem:
Hashihime no
momijigasane ya
kari te mashi
tabine wa samushi
Uji no kawakaze.
(Wondering if I should borrow
from the Princess of Bridges
this robe of autumn leaves—
my rest while traveling so cold…
the Uji River wind.)
(Translations used with the kind permission of the Rengetsu Foundation Project.)
Dimensions: 22.4 inches width and 51 inches length, wood rollers
Provenance: old Tokyo collection
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