#163 The cherry blossoms are in full bloom…
| Size： | about 33×24 cm |
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| Dressing： | framed |
What verse?
| verse: | Oshinabete, hana no sakari ni, nari ni keri, yama no ha goto ni, kakaru shira kumo |
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| (imho): | The cherry blossoms are in full bloom all over the mountains, and the blossoms are hanging as white clouds on every ridge of the mountains. |
| poet: | Saigyo |
| in: | the end of 12 century |
In those days, the cherry blossoms were to be viewed from afar, and they seen in the distance were described as haze, clouds, or snow.
Note
Saigyo was a great lover of cherry blossoms. During his lifetime, he left more than 2,000 poems, of which 230, or more than 10%, were about cherry blossoms. He even said, “I want to die under these flowers” like this.
