Haiku by Issa
In this world of ours,
We walk above hell,
Gazing at flowers
世の中は地獄の上の花見哉
yo no naka wa jigoku no ue no hanami kana
12 1/4" W x 43" H Japanese Scroll
by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase
$220
Description
In this world of ours,
We walk above hell,
Gazing at flowers
|
yo no naka wa jigoku no ue no hanami kana |
世の中は 地獄の上の 花見哉 |
| issa | 一茶 |
世の中は地獄の上の花見哉 (yo no naka wa jigoku no ue no hanami kana): this world is flower-viewing on the roof of hell. 世の中は sets up the human world as the subject of a definition; 地獄の上の is on top of hell, its roof or its lid; 花見 is the spring outing under the cherry trees, with food and drink; 哉 closes the definition as an exclamation. The Japanese has no we and no walk: it is a copula, and the poem is a sentence that defines us. Issa wrote it in 株番, the verse book of his travels of 1812 and 1813 between Shimōsa, Edo and Shinano. Japanese readers from 1908 to 1936 heard the Pure Land preacher in it, the world impermanent and damned and partying anyway; the critic Takayasu Gekkō in 1916 heard what keeps it from being only a sermon: in his tears there is laughter, in his laughter tears. The English is R. H. Blyth's rendering, lightly altered.
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.
Delivery
The scroll is completed within 1–3 business days and is shipped from Master Takase's studio in Washington State by USPS Priority Mail. It arrives ready to display.
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