[Picture Book Fukujuso] (12) China Pink / Cockscomb / Wild Pink / Pot Marigold
China Pink - Karadeshiko
Luoyang Flower, from "Kagami-no-Hana" (Mirror of Flowers)
Whether it exists in the land of Kara (China) or not, I do not know,
The China Pink that grows in the land of Azuma.
Toshiyori
* "Toshiyori" is thought to be Minamoto no Toshiyori. He is the author of the waka treatise "Toshiyori Zuinō" (Toshiyori's Poetic Essentials).
* Reference: "Kokkei Zatsudan Vol. 1", "Hiden Kakyō Vol. 5 (Luoyang Flower) (Luoyang Flower) (National Diet Library Digital Collections)
Cockscomb
Cockscomb, from "Bencao" (Compendium of Materia Medica)
I shall match it to the colors of my dwelling, the Cockscomb flower,
At the time of ●●'s peak, let it bloom.
Junior First Rank Lord Kinmichi
* "Iro ni awasen" (match to the colors) might be a misreading.
* "Junior First Rank Lord Kinmichi" refers to the mid-Edo period court noble, Ogimachi Kinmichi. Lord Ogimachi, Junior First Rank, Kinmichi.
Wild Pink - Nozekichiku
■ Wheat (■ is 賏+隹), from "Bencao"
From "Fuboku"
Blooming more and more, as the days of the ever-fresh flowers pass,
Overflowing the garden fence, the Yamato Nadeshiko (Wild Pink).
Teika
* "Fuboku" refers to the "Fuboku Wakashō" (Collection of Japanese Poems), compiled in the Kamakura period.
* Reference: "Fuboku Wakashō [Main Volume]" (National Diet Library Digital Collections)
Pot Marigold
Ariake (Dawn), Tokishirazu (Ever-blooming)
Pot Marigold, from "Kyūkō" (Famine Relief)
Seeing it planted, the dwelling appears to be a Pot Marigold,
The seeds and ●, the scattered ● day.
Junior First Rank Lord Kinmichi
For the literature cited in this work, please refer to this note. → [Picture Book Fukujuso] Literature Summary
Author's Note: ● represents characters that could not be deciphered, and □ represents kanji that cannot be displayed on a computer.
I will update this as I decipher new characters or notice typos/misreadings. For details, please read the "Self-Introduction/Disclaimer". 📖