"Wakana"

Poem by Izumi Shikibu (976?-1033?) in the handwriting style of Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado translated and painted by Li Izumi. This classical Japanese poem is read:

Haru no no wa Yuki nomi tsumu to Mishikadomo Ohiitzuru mono wa Wakana nari keri

Although I saw Only snow piling up In the spring fields What sprouted up Was the young greens

Snow drop painting by Akiko Meigetsu is ink on rice paper. (Prints Available)