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Subject:Re: Help Identify Antique Japanese Letter ?
Posted By: I.Nagy Sat, Nov 03, 2018
Dear John,
The inscriptions on the sheet of paper are occasional poems and haiku citations by members of a friendly
Japanese company of literati on ageing.
The first (right hand side) one is a short poem from the noted Chinese poet Zhang Jiuling (678-740) titled
"Seeing the white hair in the mirror"
宿昔青雲志 - In the past I saw a dream
磋跎白髪年 - My gray hair increased before I knew
誰知明鏡裏 - I see my figure in mirror
形影白相憐 - All my wrinkles need to be pitied
etc.
The 3rd haiku,
葛水又見る影もなき翁かな
Kassui mata miru kage mo naki okina ka na
Chilled yuzu-water and the miserable old man
etc.
Colophon on the left side with the sketch of an old man (Pic.2)
文政十二年巳丑六月
12th Year of Bunsei era, Year of Earth-Buffalo (1829) June
復吉刷写井関直助 - Drew by Iseki Naosuke, Fukukichi
所持之軸地 - On the owner's scroll paper
十八歳 - 18 years of age (reverse reading 80 )
Back side (Pic, 3)
Independent of the front side, other date and signatures.
With regards,
I.Nagy
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Help Identify Antique Japanese Letter ? 
( China & Japan ) - John Miller - Oct 30, 2018 (10:33 PM) 
