"Tulip"
Date: 2010
Media: Ink
Thoughts: Li Izumi's calligraphy is the star of this piece, with my brush painting just accenting. The poem is by the classical poet Izumi Shikibu copied from a manuscript in the hand of the Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado with translation by Li Izumi.
Shita kiyuru
Yukima no kusa no
Metzurashiku
Wa ga omofu hito ni
Ahimitsuru kana
Like the grass that sprouts Through the fading snow -- How astonishing! My encounter seeing The one who loves me
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