188 A poem from Kokin wakashū (Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern); opening verse, Haru no yo no (はるの夜の)
Item
Title
188 A poem from Kokin wakashū (Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern); opening verse, Haru no yo no (はるの夜の)
Calligrapher
Attributed to Yanagiwara Sukeyuki (d. 1679)
Style/period
Edo (1615–1868)
Date
Early Edo
Material
Shikishi (poem card); ink on paper with sprinkled sliver and underdrawing
Measurements
20.6 x 17.8 cm
Identifier
Z42_4j3_081b_188
Item Locator
Z42.4 J3
Transcription
はるの夜のやみ／はあやなし／むめのは／な／いろこそ／みえね／香や／は／か／く／るゝ
Transliteration
KKS I: 41 haru no yo no / yami wa ayanashi / mume no hana / iro koso miene / ka ya wa kakururu
Translation
KKS I: 41 how foolish is the darkness on this spring night—through it conceals the plum blossoms’ charm and color it cannot hide their perfume (Rodd 2017, p. 60)
KKS I: 41 Ineffectual / the darkness of this spring night: / true, we cannot see / the bloom of the flowering plum, but can its scent be hidden? (McCullough 1985, p. 22)
KKS I: 41 Ineffectual / the darkness of this spring night: / true, we cannot see / the bloom of the flowering plum, but can its scent be hidden? (McCullough 1985, p. 22)
Description
Information on kiwame fuda (Identification/Authentication slip): 柳原資行 はるの夜の
（極印）琴山
（筆跡）古筆了音（六代）か？
（極印）琴山
（筆跡）古筆了音（六代）か？
Attributed to Yanagihara Sukeyuki; Authentication Seal: Kinzan; Authenticator: Kohitsu Ryōon (Sixth generation head of the Kohitsu main lineage) (?)
Source
〈第一巻 1〉古今和歌集（伊達家旧蔵本）コキンワカシュウはるのよ梅花をよめる41春の夜のやみはあやなし梅花色こそ見えねかやはかくるる
Gertrude Bass Warner Memorial Library
Repository
University of Oregon. Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Institution
University of Oregon
Type
Image
Format
image/jpeg
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Rights Holder
University of Oregon. Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives