Style of Hon'ami Koetsu (17th-18th Century)
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Style of Hon'ami Koetsu (17th-18th Century)

Poem on paper decorated with ivy vine

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Style of Hon'ami Koetsu (17th-18th Century)
Poem on paper decorated with ivy vine
Shikishi mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and gold on paper
7 x 6½in. (17.7 x 16.7cm.)

拍品專文

The poem by Saki no daisojo Jien reads:

Aki fukaki Awaji no shima no ariake ni
Katabuku tsuki o okuru urakaze


In late autumn a wind from the shore
sends the descending moon towards dawn on Awaji Island.