Lot Essay
The poem by Minamoto no Toshiyori (1055?-1129?) is from the Kamakura-period imperial poetry anthology Gyokuyo wakashu (Collection of Jeweled Leaves):
Matsukage no utsureru yado no ike nareba
mizunomi tori mo chiyo zo sumubeki
With the beautiful reflection of the shadow of a pine tree in the pond of a mansion, birds that come to the pond to drink should stay forever.
Matsukage no utsureru yado no ike nareba
mizunomi tori mo chiyo zo sumubeki
With the beautiful reflection of the shadow of a pine tree in the pond of a mansion, birds that come to the pond to drink should stay forever.