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17 Calligraphy attributed
to Hon’ami Ko¯etsu (1558 – 1637)
Illustrations by an unknown artist
Monk sosei (left) and ariwara no
narihira (right), from the Ko¯etsu
Edition of the Thirty-six Poetic
Immortals (Ko¯etsu sanju¯rokkasen),
early 17th century
Oto ni nomi From others, I’ve heard of you,
kiku no shiratsuyu and the feelings of love I now have
yoru wa okite are like dew on chrysanthemums —
hiru wa omoi ni accumulating through the night,
aezu kenubeshi fading in the unbearable light of day.
poets
— SOSeI HŌSHI (Monk Sosei, ca. 816 – 910)
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