Haiku by Issa
The bitter part,
eaten by the mother,
mountain persimmon [1]
澁いとこ母が喰ひけり山の柿
shibui toko haha ga kui keri yama no kaki
12 1/4" W x 43" H Japanese Scroll
by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase
$220
Description
The bitter part
eaten by the mother
mountain persimmon
|
shibui toko haha ga kui keri yama no kaki |
澁いとこ 母が喰ひけり 山の柿 |
| issa | 一茶 |
澁いとこ母が喰ひけり山の柿 (shibui toko haha ga kui keri yama no kaki): the astringent part, the mother ate it: wild persimmons. 澁い is astringent, the tannin of a persimmon that dries the mouth, and a wild persimmon, 山の柿, is sweet at one end and astringent at the other; とこ is the part; 母が喰ひけり is the mother ate it, けり closing it as a thing seen and done. The verse is in the collected Issa of 1902, undated; from 1910 it was filed among the children of haiku and from 1921 among the mothers, and a Fukushima school's book for parents in 1935 reads it as this page does: the mother tastes first and gives the child the sweet end. Tsuda Sōkichi in 1921 read it from the poet's life. Issa lost his mother at three and was ill-used by a stepmother, and the mother in his verses is the one he watched other children have. The mother's part comes first, and the persimmons last. The English is Timothy L. Jackowski's, made for Takase Studios.
About Our Scrolls
Eri Takase was born and raised in Osaka, Japan, and holds the rank of Shihan, the highest rank in Japanese calligraphy, from the Bokuteki-kai and the Bunka-shodo. About Master Takase
Master Takase personally brushes your Japanese scroll when you order. Each scroll proudly bears her red seal, 英利, and her signature.
The scrolls are 12 1/4" W × 43" H (31 × 109 cm) with real silk borders and Japanese paper that are layered so the scroll hangs straight and will not warp over time. The scrolls themselves are made by Sankō (株式会社三幸) in Gifu prefecture, which has been making high quality scrolls since 1947, and we have worked with Sankō for over two decades.
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