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Ôe no Takachika, an example from A Selection of Heard Things, Present and Past
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Ôe no Takachika (1000-1046) from the noble family Daizaifu looking at the beauty of his gardens. The poem makes a reference to the old pine tree in the foreground and that all pine trees turn green with New Year.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineÔe no Takachika, een voorbeeld uit Een bloemlezing van gehoorde dingen, heden en verleden. c. 1821. Yashima Gakutei. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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