“A chinquapin blossom…” by Buson

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#016 Chinkapin blossom…

作品:しいのはな

Size: about 14×12 cm
Dressing hanging scroll

What kind of verse?

verse: Shii no hana, hito mo susamenu, nihohi kana
(imho): Chinkapin blossom, people cannot like, the smell.
poet: Yosa, Buson
in: 1776

It seems that Mr. Buson did not like the smell of chinquapin blossom.

Why did he dare to compose the verse of dislike thing?
If he had mere thought “It stinks!”, he looks like a primary school child.

You may be able to recall your past memories by sniffing. The sense of smell is connected to the parts of the brain that process memory and emotions, i heard.
If the smell of chinquapin blossom had evoked his unpleasant memory of the past, it would be a phrase to feel the annual ring.

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