[Picture Book Fukujuso] (24) Sennari-uri / Kaharazaiko / Torikabuto / Saginadeshiko
Sennari|Gourd
Hime-uri (Little Gourd)
The little gourd finds people's longing troublesome,
And hides behind the leaves, a round face of dew.
Jushi-i Kinmichi-ko
* "Sennari-uri" refers to the thousand-bearing gourd.
* "Jushi-i Kinmichi-ko" refers to the mid-Edo period court noble, Kinmichi Ogimachi. Lord Kinmichi Ogimachi, Jushi-i (Junior First Rank).
Kaharazaiko
Weilingcai 'Kyuko'
A mayfly,
The thread of the saiko (bupleurum), thin clouds. Basho
* "Kaharazaiko" is Kawara-saiko (Bupleurum). Reference: 'Jirin 4th Edition' (National Diet Library Digital Collections)
* "Weilingcai" is also written as 委陵菜. Reference: 'Illustrated Flora Catalog, Grass Section' (National Diet Library Digital Collections)
* "Kagerou ya saiko no ito no usugumo" means a mayfly and the threads of the saiko plant under thin clouds. Reference: 'Basho Haiku Commentary: Spring and Summer' (National Diet Library Digital Collections)
Torikabuto (Aconite)
Monk's Shoe Chrysanthemum 'Gunpo'
The cuckoo cries,
Reaching up to the waist, the monk's hood. Kikaku
* "Monk's Shoe Chrysanthemum" seems to be read as Soaikiku. Reference: 'Poetry and Prose Elementary Guide: Ichiji Senkinchi' and 'Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting, Vol. 4, Grass, Insect, and Flower Catalog, Lower Volume, Part 1' (National Diet Library Digital Collections)
* The character '迄' in '胴迄' might be a misreading.
* "Torikabuto" is aconite.
* "Kikaku" is the early Edo period haiku poet Takarai Kikaku.
Saginadeshiko (Egret Pink)
Sagiso (Egret Orchid)
Silver Egret 'Runan'
Dew drops placed,On the egret pink, the eyes of a sage.
For the literature cited in this work, please refer to this note. → [Picture Book Fukujuso] Literature Summary
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