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大田垣蓮月 Otagaki Rengetsu (1791-1875) Iron Nail Carving Waka Poem Set for Sencha Tea - Teapot Water Cooling Vessel Cups 5pcs VB338

Teapot Waka Poem
ほととぎす 今一聲と まちしまに しらみはてたる 有明の月
Hototogisu ima hitokoe to machi shi ma ni shirami hate taru ariake no tsuki.
A little cuckoo... while awaiting one more chirp it has faded out completely— the morning moon.

Water Cooling Vessel Waka Poem
野に山に うかれうかれて かへるさを ねやまでおくる 秋のよの月
No ni yama ni ukare ukare te kaerusa wo neya made okuru aki no yo no tsuki.
In the fields, in the mountains delighted, deeply so returning to my bedroom accompanied by the autumn night moon.

Cups Waka Poem
やどかさぬ 人のつらさを 情にて おぼろ月よの 花の下ぶし
Yado kasa nu hito no tsurasa wo nasake ni te oborozukiyo no hana no shitabushi.
Turned away at the inn I take this unkindness as grace... resting instead beneath the hazy moon and evening blossoms.

水清き 河べにすみて つみとがを その日その日に かきながさばや
Mizu kiyoki kawabe ni sumi te tsumitoga wo so no hi so no hi ni kaki nagasa baya.
Living by the riverbank where the water is pure... my sins— each and every day I shall wash them away.

いなり山 杉の下枝は むかしにて けふ初うまの 家づとぞ是
Inariyama sugi no shitae wa mukashi ni te kyou hatsuuma no iezuto zo kore.
Ah, Mount Inari... from the low-hanging cedars as in ancient times— a sacred memento from the First Day of the Horse.

あすも来て みんとおもへば 家づとに 手折もをしき 山ざくら花
Asu mo ki te mi n to omoe ba iezuto ni taoru mo oshiki yamazakurabana.
Imagining coming tomorrow to see them again... such a shame (even as a souvenir) to snap a single branch of these mountain cherry blossoms.

野に山に うかれうかれて かへるさを ねやまでおくる 秋のよの月
No ni yama ni ukare ukare te kaerusa wo neya made okuru aki no yo no tsuki.
In the fields, in the mountains delighted, deeply so returning to my bedroom accompanied by the autumn night moon.

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 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.

Teapot dimensions: 4.3" x 3.5" x 3.1" / 11cm x 9cm x 8cm
Cup dimensions: 2.6" x 2.6" x 1.7" / 6.7cm x 6.7cm x 4.5cm

Material: Pottery
Technique: Handmade

Weight: 580g in total

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