#256 Kana Calligraphy on a Waka by Nōin Hōshi
| Size: | approx. 25 × 37 cm |
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| Format: | Framed |
About this Japanese Poetry
| Waka/Haiku: | Yamazato no, haru no yufugure, kite mire ba, iriahi no kane ni, hana zo chiri keru |
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| Poet: | Nōin Hōshi |
| In: | before 1050 |
A humble reading of the poem:
In a mountain village at spring dusk—
as I arrive,
the evening bell resounds,
and blossoms fall.
Description
In the fading light of evening,
the distant toll of a bell—
petals drifting down in silence.
A moment of spring, gently passing,
held within the form of a fan.
Across the paper, a flock of birds
stretching toward the far distance—
the gaze, drawn quietly beyond.
Ink holds the seasons long after they have passed.
