# Woodblock Print Kokin Wakashu # Muromachi Old Calligraphy This is a waka poem from the woodblock print "Kokin Wakashu" (Collection of Ancient and Modern Japanese Poetry) of spring poems (Volume 1), 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 Possessors＞ 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 Exhibited Woodblock Print Kokin Wakashu＞ 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 Print Kokin Wakashu: 26.3 cm long, 9.2 cm wide Thick paper: 29.7 cm long, 21 cm wide ＜Shipping Method, etc.＞ ・Will be shipped via "Yuyu Mercari Bin Yū-packet Post". ・A reading and modern translation will be included at the time of shipping. ＜Reading＞ (Poem from the Imperial Poetry Contest of the Kanpyō Era, Anonymous) If I could transfer the plum's fragrance to my sleeve and keep it, even if spring passes, it would be a memento. (Waka number 46) Sosei Hoshi I should have just watched the plum blossoms fall, but alas, the fragrance clings to my sleeve, and I am reminded of the fallen flowers. (Waka number 47) Untitled, Anonymous Even if they scatter, let the fragrance remain on the branches. When I long for the plum blossoms, I want to use it as a remembrance. (Waka number 48) ＜Modern Translation＞ (Poem from the Imperial Poetry Contest of the Kanpyō Era, Anonymous) If I could capture the plum's fragrance, which permeates everything, on my sleeve and keep it forever, even if spring were to pass, it would serve as a memento. (Waka number 46) Sosei Hoshi I should have just watched the flowers fall, but alas, the fragrance of the plum blossoms clings to my sleeve, and I am reminded of the fallen flowers, making me feel regret. (Waka number 47) Untitled, Anonymous Even if the flowers scatter, let the fragrance remain on the branches. When I long for the plum blossoms, I want to use it as a reminder. (Waka number 48) ※The colors may appear different from the actual item depending on the device you are using.