#211 If only I knew the way, …
| Size： | about 25×37 cm |
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| Dressing： | scrolling |
What kind of verse?
| verse: | Michi shira ba, tadune mo yuka mu, momidi ba wo, nusa to tamuke te, aki ha ini keri |
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| (imho): | If only I knew the way, I would go and visit. Offering these beautiful maple leaves as a farewell gift, autumn has now slipped away. |
| poet: | Oshikochi, Mitsune |
| in: | before 913 |
It depict a scene in which autumn leaves are offered to the departing autumn, as a gesture of farewell.
brief comment
This piece pays homage to the unique scattered writing layout of the Nishi Honganji Sanjūrokunin kashu Ise Collection, arranging the characters in a way that evokes mountains adorned with beautiful autumn foliage.
Nishi Honganji Sanjūrokunin kashu Ise Collection
A graceful old brush said to have been made in 1112 as a gift to the emperor of the time. The link is a piece of that collection.
The scattered placement suggests maple leaves swaying in the wind, decorating the mountains and offering their beauty as a farewell to autumn.
I sought to incorporate a sense of autumn’s gentle fade throughout the work, allowing a poetic resonance to linger. While creating this piece, I envisioned a scene of deepening autumn hues in the mountains, moving my brush with the image of leaves stirring in the breeze, as if autumn itself were bidding a reluctant farewell.
Through the image of falling maple leaves, I hoped to capture nature’s beauty and the passage of seasons.