This is a print by Iwao Akiyama, a master of Munakata Shiko.
It contains haiku by Taneda Santoka.
Title: "Konomichishikanai"
46/100 1984
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The poem is by Taneda Santoka.

Even as life approaches its final stages, Santoka seems to convey a sense of emptiness, feeling that a nomadic lifestyle across various provinces is the only way for him to live.

It's said that Taneda Santoka's life was a series of misfortunes from the time he lost his mother during his childhood until his death.

This poem seems to reflect the world as perceived through his eyes.

He is being advanced in age, he was not accepted into a temple for monk training, leaving him with no choice but to live the life of a wandering monk.

This verse can be seen as a work where Santoka expresses that the only path left for him is to live as a wandering monk, suggesting "this is the only way" for him in life.

---Iwao Akiyama---
Iwao Akiyama is a Japanese printmaker. Born in Taketa City, Oita Prefecture. After graduating from the Pacific School of Fine Arts in 1953, he studied under Shiko Munakata, Teijiro Fuse, and Shigejiro Sakamoto. Later, he studied folklore, Buddhism, haiku poetry, ceramics, sculpture, and ink painting on his own, and since 1966 has been invited to exhibit his works at the CWAJ Contemporary Print Exhibition sponsored by the United States Embassy in Japan.

"Collections"
   
British Museum
    Cincinnati Art Museum
    National Gallery of Victoria
    National Museum of Scotland
    Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art

SIZE
57cm×45cm(Frame size)
Weight: 1900g
Condition: used / There is a small tear in the paper in one place.