Chinese reading: Lao long ming, wu sang wo. ‘The cry of an old dragon, Losing oneself’. Quotations from the Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi. Seal script style calligraphy by Bai Joteki 梅舒適 (1916-2008).
Kantsubaki kibishiku ikishi hi no tooku by 寒椿厳しく生きし日の遠く
Scope & Content:
Haiku poem of reminiscences inspired by a winter camellia. Mixed kana/kanji calligraphy by Hōga Kōshū 法元康州. The manuscript is undated but the lid of its box bears an inscription dated Heisei 10 [1998].
Chinese reading: Zhi bai shou hei. ‘Knowing the light, preserving the dark’. Quotation from chapter 28 of the 'Daodejing' by the Daoist philosopher Laozi. Calligraphy in clerical (reisho) style by Kogi Taihō 小木太法 (1923-2012).