Meaning of Words 白昼偶成芳草夢起来幽興有新詩風 hakuchuu guusei housou no yume okikitarite yuukou shinshi ari kaze sudare ugokazu kouryou kataru zashite miru teika ni nichiei utsuru 簾不動黄鸝語坐見庭花日影移 hakuchuu guusei housou no yume okikitarite yuukou shinshi ari kaze sudare ugokazu kouryou kataru zashite miru teika ni nichiei utsuru wo 　　　　寇莱公春晝 Kou saikou shun sho （白昼たまたま成す芳草の夢　起き来たりて幽興新詩あり　風簾動かず黄鸝語る　坐して見る庭花に日影移るを） （hakuchuu tamatama nasu housou no yume okikitarite yuukou shinshi ari kaze sudare ugokazu kouryou kataru zashite miru teika ni nichiei utsuru o） Yaku: Translation On a sunny afternoon, I happened to dream of fragrant grass. When I woke up, I felt a subtle pleasure and a new poem came to mind. The curtain covering the window didn't sway in the wind, and I could hear the voice of a nightingale. Sitting down and looking at the garden, I noticed the sun casting shadows on the flowers. (By Kou Jun, "A Poem Written on a Spring Afternoon") *Laigong is an honorific title for Kou Jun (a poet and politician of the Northern Song dynasty, 961-1023).* Material Ink on paper Size Overall: vertical 197.5× width 41.7cm＊width does not include roller ends. (the work: vertical 135.5× width 29.2cm) Condition ・There are burns, stains, wrinkles, dirts on the Japanese paper on the back of the cover. ・There are burns, stains, wrinkles, folds on the image. ・There are burns, stains, wrinkles, warp in the mounting. Remarks ・Roller ends is Wooden. ・There is no signature on the box. Materials for mounting ・Ichimonji (The two upper and lower fabrics closest to the painting)=silk.Other parts = Japanese paper. Other **There is a note about shipping restrictions and VAT. Please check before purchase.** *There may be a slight difference in color between the photo and the actual product. **Notes on shipping** Generally, we will ship by EMS. Recently, there have been an increasing number of cases in which packages destined for the Netherlands, Italy, and Belgium are having difficulty reaching customers. Therefore, we apologize for the inconvenience, but could you please enter the tracking number (and postal code) into your home country's postal service from time to time to monitor the status of your package (and make inquiries in some cases)? Also, if you are a new customer in Italy, please let us know your codice fiscale via chat after bidding. We appreciate your cooperation. Biography Hirose Tanso (1782-1856) Scholar of the late Edo period. Born in Bungo (present-day Oita Prefecture). His given name was Ken, and his character name was Shiki. He was also known as Seikei. He founded Kangien and educated many disciples. Omura Masujiro and Takano Choei were among his students.