* DICHTER SUGAWARA MICHIZANE (845-903): BANK VON JAPAN ★ 10 YEN (1930)!

* DICHTER SUGAWARA MICHIZANE (845-903): BANK VON JAPAN ★ 10 YEN (1930)!
* POET SUGAWARA MICHIZANE (845-903): BANK OF JAPAN ★ 10 YEN (1930)!

Michizane (845-903) had an exceptional talent in poetry both for kanshi (poetry in Chinese) and waka (poetry in Japanese). The lines

長生自在福謙家

疏牖低簷向月斜

縱使門庭皆冷儉

不辭到老富鶯花



Longevity naturally exists in families rich in humility.

Gappy windows, low eaves that slant toward the moon.

Even though my property may be cheerless and modest,

I do not mind, for when I’m old I’ll be rich in warblers and flowers.



written in 885 when the poet was already 41 emphasize his talent in kanshi. On the Rev. the Goo Shrine is depicted, which is till nowadays visited by sufferers of leg and foot injuries, who believe the visit will relieve their injuries.
Pick#40a
F!!!

Lot 4535