Thank you, 2237! A shout of joy! Isamu Yoshii, Tanka, handwritten Tanzaku, genuine calligraphy: "Even if the smoke of Aso, which I swear to you, disappears, and even if the Manyoshu perishes." Gold leaf scattered. Author: Isamu Yoshii Size: Tanzaku (Japanese oblong card) Frame: 48cm x 15.5cm, Thickness: 3cm Isamu Yoshii Born October 8, 1886, in Takanawa, Tokyo, Japan. Died November 19, 1960 (age 74) in Kyoto. He is known as the lyricist of "Gondola no Uta," which includes the lyrics "Life is short, love, maiden." He formed the "Pan no Kai" with Hakushu Kitahara and others. With Takuboku Ishikawa and others, he published the magazine "Subaru" and made it a base for the aesthetic movement. He loved Gion in Kyoto and was called the "Gion Poet." His representative works that sang of the world of enjoying life include "Sake Hogai" (1910), "Gion Kashu" (1915), "Ningen-kyo" (1934), and "Ama-hiko" (1939). Condition: The surface of the Tanzaku has some damage. The frame's fasteners are missing. The box lid is missing. Thank you to the person who can appreciate the aesthetics of destruction and the delicate things.