Writing Box with Yellow Rose Flowers and Rushing Stream 18th century Japan The lid of this box is decorated with yellow kerria rose blossoms (yamabuki ) in arching sprays with bright green leaves. These flowers are associated with the Ide no Tamagawa (Jewel River) near Kyoto, a link that may have been formed after the respected poet and official Tachibana no Moroe (684–757)planted them on the banks of the river. The Ide no Tamagawa has long been featured in Japanese poetry:The bottom of the Tama River at IdeReflecting the image above,Is so clear that flowers of theYellow kerria add layer upon
Writing Box with Yellow Rose Flowers and Rushing Stream 18th century Japan The lid of this box is decorated with yellow kerria rose blossoms (yamabuki ) in arching sprays with bright green leaves. These flowers are associated with the Ide no Tamagawa (Jewel River) near Kyoto, a link that may have been formed after the respected poet and official Tachibana no Moroe (684–757)planted them on the banks of the river. The Ide no Tamagawa has long been featured in Japanese poetry:The bottom of the Tama River at IdeReflecting the image above,Is so clear that flowers of theYellow kerria add layer upon layerFujiwara no Shunzei (1114–1204). Writing Box with Yellow Rose Flowers and Rushing Stream 57928
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