#049 I wonder if the bird longs for exEmperor of my father…
| Size： | about 25×37 cm |
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| Dressing： | framed |
What kind of verse?
| verse: | Inishihe ni, kofuru tori kamo yuduru-ha no, nuwi no uhe yori, naki watari yuku |
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| (imho): | I wonder if the bird longs for exEmperor of my father. It flyed away with singing from the spring near the Imperial villa. |
| poet: | Imperial Prince Yuge |
| in: | 690 or 691 |
This prince may have been killed due to a Imperial princely struggle. So his nostalgia seems to speak of his isolation.