"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)

Brushpaint Wakana Poem