{"product_id":"大田垣蓮月-otagaki-rengetsu-1791-1875-japanese-antique-art-kakejiku-kakemono-wall-hanging-scroll-tanzaku-waka-poem-いぶきます-風にあられの-re435","title":"大田垣蓮月 Otagaki Rengetsu (1791-1875) Japanese antique art kakejiku kakemono wall hanging scroll \/ Tanzaku Waka Poem いぶきます 風にあられの ~ RE435","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eoffer expires at 12:01 AM PDT on 15 May 2026\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e大田垣蓮月 Otagaki Rengetsu (1791-1875) Japanese antique art kakejiku kakemono wall hanging scroll \/ Tanzaku Waka Poem いぶきます 風にあられの ~ RE435\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eいぶきます 風にあられの ばらばらと うちちらされて きえやしつらん\u003cbr\u003eIbuki masu kaze ni arare no barabara to uchi chirasa re te kie ya shi tsu ran.\u003cbr\u003eLike hail in a rising wind— rat-a-tat-tat! Ah, those who were struck down and must have disappeared...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e大田垣蓮月 Otagaki Rengetsu (1791-1875)\u003cbr\u003eA female poet from the end of the Edo period to the beginning of the Meiji period. Born in Kyoto. She was adopted by 大田垣光古 Otagaki Teruhisa, samurai who served at Chion-in Temple, when she was only 10 days old. She later married 望古 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, 古肥 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. She loved 富岡鉄斎 Tomioka Tessai (1837-1924) as if he were her own child. She died at the age of 85, 1875 at 神光院 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ewith signature 'Rengetsu 78 years old' 蓮月七十八\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe left tanzaku, brushed by Rengetsu at the age of seventy‑eight, carries her poem in a narrow vertical flow that contrasts with the companion strip beside it, the two pieces forming a gentle asymmetry in spacing and line rhythm; her cursive strokes move with a controlled looseness that suits the poem’s image of hail scattered by wind, and the slight difference in paper tone between the two strips adds a quiet separation without breaking the overall balance, while over time the eye tends to return to the Rengetsu strip first—the softness of her line and the sharpness of the poem’s imagery creating a small, steady point of attention that settles naturally into its surroundings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhole dimensions: 16.7\" W x 59.4\" H \/ 42.5cm x 150.9cm\u003cbr\u003eInside dimensions: 2.4\" W x 14.2\" H \/ 6.1cm x 36.2cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Paper\u003cbr\u003eTechnique: Handpainted\u003cbr\u003eRoller ends: Bone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 240g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAntique items have originally crease, stain, damage, and more. I would like you to refer to the listing photos, but please understand that it's difficult to show all conditions by the photos. Special notes: STAIN, CREASE, FOLD, STAIN DAMAGE in the back of the mounting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the colors of the photos\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe color of the actual item may look different from the picture because of the lighting. The color on a photo can differ because of light, screen settings, personal color perception, etc. Please understand that we can't control the varying light in different environments. 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