# Woodblock-printed Kokin Wakashu This is a waka poem from the spring section (Part 1) of the woodblock-printed "Kokin Wakashu" printed in the Edo period. ＜About the Date＞ The exact printing date is unknown, but it is before 1800. The same Kokin Wakashu is published on the National Diet Library website. ＜About the Former Possessor＞ The former possessors were the Date family of the Sendai domain and Gentaku Otsuki, a physician of the Sendai domain. ＜About the Condition of the Woodblock-printed Kokin Wakashu for Sale＞ There are insect bites, burn marks, and blackening due to aging. It is affixed to A4-sized thick paper. It is recommended to frame it. ＜Size＞ Woodblock-printed Kokin Wakashu: 26.3 cm long, 9.2 cm wide Thick paper: 29.7 cm long, 21 cm wide ＜Shipping Method, etc.＞ ・It will be shipped via "Yuyu Mercari Bin Yū-Packet Post." ・A reading transcription and modern Japanese translation will also be included upon shipment. ＜Reading Transcription＞ (From the Poem Contest of the Empress during the Kanpyō Era, Anonymous) Ume ka (fragrance) wo sode ni utsushite todomete wa haru wa sugutomo katami naramashi (Waka Number 46) Sosei Hoshi Chiru to mi (see) te aru beki mono wo ume (no) hana utate nioi no sode ni tomareru (Waka Number 47) Title Unknown, Anonymous Chiri nu tomo ka (fragrance) wo ta ni nokosemu me (ume) no hana (flower) koishiki toki no omoide ni sen (Waka Number 48) ＜Modern Japanese Translation＞ (From the Poem Contest of the Empress during the Kanpyō Era, Anonymous) If only I could capture the fragrance of the plum blossoms that permeates the air and transfer it to my sleeves, it would serve as a memento even after spring has passed. (Waka Number 46) Sosei Hoshi I should have just watched the flowers fall without touching them, but now, alas, the scent of the plum blossoms clings to my sleeves, and I am left regretting the memory of the fallen flowers. (Waka Number 47) Title Unknown, Anonymous Even if the flowers scatter, please leave their fragrance behind on the branches. I want to use it as a reminder when I long for the plum blossoms. (Waka Number 48) ※The colors may appear different from the actual product depending on the device you are using.