The Poet Fujiwara Kiyotada, from the “Narikane Version” of Thirty-six Poetic Immortals 13th century Unidentified artist This fragment once belonged to a long handscroll known as the “Narikane Version” because its calligraphy was attributed to the courtier-poet Taira no Narikane (died ca. 1209). It is the only portion known to be in an American collection. The poem was inscribed in small, evenly spaced letters that seldom flow into one no hi shi nishimetsuru nobe no hime komatsuhikade ya chiyo no kage o matamashiDon’t uprootthe pine saplingin the field roped off for the Day of the Ra
The Poet Fujiwara Kiyotada, from the “Narikane Version” of Thirty-six Poetic Immortals 13th century Unidentified artist This fragment once belonged to a long handscroll known as the “Narikane Version” because its calligraphy was attributed to the courtier-poet Taira no Narikane (died ca. 1209). It is the only portion known to be in an American collection. The poem was inscribed in small, evenly spaced letters that seldom flow into one no hi shi nishimetsuru nobe no hime komatsuhikade ya chiyo no kage o matamashiDon’t uprootthe pine saplingin the field roped off for the Day of the Rat—wait a thousand years until it castsa long shadow!—trans. by John T. Carpenter. The Poet Fujiwara Kiyotada, from the “Narikane Version” of Thirty-six Poetic Immortals 60443
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