“A Japanese nightingale…” by Basho

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#003 A Japanese nightingale…

作品:うぐいすの

Size: about 14×12 cm
Dressing framed

What kind of verse?

verse: Uguhisu no kasa otoshitaru tsubaki ka na
(imho): A Japanese nightingale, must have dropped a bamboo hat, a cameria flower
poet: Matsuo, Basho
in: 1690

Ancient people said that a Japanese nightingale sews bamboo hats with plum blossoms. Mr. Basho looked at dropping a cameria flower during hearing song the bird, and must associate that fiction.
A cameria flower not plum blossoms, the former is similar to a bamboo hat more.

The other day, i took a picture of a real camellia flower, which was really beautiful.
What color did Mr. Basho look at?

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