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大田垣蓮月 Otagaki Rengetsu (1791-1875) Nail Carving Waka Poem Sake Cup Guinomi Sakazuki Sencha Cup 鶯の つまやこもると ゆかしきは 梅咲かこむ 庵の八重がき (Is the warbler’s lover hidden there? I’d like to peek into the plum blossoms ringing this rustic hut.) VA287
鶯の つまやこもると ゆかしきは 梅咲かこむ 庵の八重がき 蓮月
Uguisu no tsuma ya komoru to yukashiki wa ume saki kakomu io no yaegaki.
Is the warbler’s lover hidden there? I’d like to peek into the plum blossoms ringing this rustic hut. Rengetsu
大田垣蓮月 Otagaki Rengetsu (1791-1875) A female poet from the end of the Edo period to the beginning of the Meiji period. Born in Kyoto. She was adopted by Otagaki Teruhisa, samurai who served at Chion-in Temple, when she was only 10 days old. She later married Mochihisa, the adopted son of Teruhisa. She and Mochihisa had three children, all of whom died at an early age. She also lost her husband, Mochihisa soon. At the age of 33, she lost her second husband, Hisatoshi. She and Hisatoshi had one daughter, but the daughter and Mochiko died in 1823. She shaved her head and took the name "Rengetsuni / Nun Rengetsu". After that, Rengetsu moved from place to place and was known as "Moving house Rengetsu" because of her love of moving. After her children died, she lost her father at the age of 42 and lived a life of poverty and solitude. After her father's death, she made her own pottery with waka poems carved with nails, which was called "Rengetsu-yaki". Rengetsu-yaki was so popular as a souvenir of Kyoto, but the sales were given to the poor. He loved Tomioka Tessai (1837-1924) as if he were his own child. He died at the age of 85, 1875 at Jinkoin. She excelled in waka poetry, and was also skilled in calligraphy, painting, naginata, and Go. In waka poetry, she wrote many feminine and delicate epic poems, and was good at writing plain epic poems. Rengetsu was also known for his good looks. It is said that some men approached her because of her beauty which never waned even as she grew older. There is an anecdote that she deliberately pulled out her teeth to ruin her beauty and protected herself from temptation.
Dimensions: 2.6" x 1.5" / 6.7cm x 3.7cm
Material: Pottery
Technique: Handmade
Weight: 50g
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