#18 – Fujiwara no Toshiyuki Ason (880-907) viewing the drum bridge at Sumiyoshi
Series
Hyakunin Isshu no Uchi - The Hundred Poets
Date
c. 1840-42
Publisher
Ebine
Format
Oban (10" X 14 3/8")
Comment
Fujiwara Toshiyuki's poem, as translated by William N. Porter:
Tonight on Suminoe beach
The waves alone draw near
And as we wander by the cliffs
No prying eyes shall peer
No one shall dream we're here.