“I should at least break off the branches…” by Prince Muneyoshi

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#128 I should at least break off the branches …

作品:散らぬ間に

Size: about 33×24 cm
Dressing framed

What verse?

verse: Chira nu ma ni, tachikaheru beki, michi naraba, miyako no tsuto ni, hana mo ora maji
(imho): As I have to go back before these blossoms fall, I should at least break off the branches as a souvenir for the capital.
poet: Prince Muneyoshi
in: before 1385

He made this poem in a beautiful remote region during his long battle which divided the entire country into two parties.

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