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Hello. I got a new calligraphy from Japan. Can someone help me identify the author? What is the style of this writing? Many thanks for your availability.
Gabriele

It is a Japanese poem titled Iroha consisting of 47 kana characters, which uses each character of the Japanese alphabet (kana) exactly once (except for the character "ん" which did not exist at the time the poem was written).

いろはにほへと ちりぬるを
わかよたれそ つねならむ
うゐのおくやま けふこえて
あさきゆめみし ゑひもせす
戊申初秋　終一
樹徳上田可親敬書

As the scent of flowers shall scatter away,
who would be everlasting in our world,
climbing over a deep mountain full of vicissitudes today
I shall neither have shallow dreams nor be intoxicated
In Early-Autumn of the Year of Earth-Monkey (1908)
-End -
Respectfully written by Jutoku Ueda Kashin

Upper seal,
上田可親　Ueda Kashin
Lower seal,
樹徳　Jutoku - Art-name

Ueda Jutoku　上田樹徳
was active as a calligrapher during the Meiji and Taisho periods.

With regards,
I.Nagy

A heartfelt thanks, Mr. Nagy for his precious help, for his competent and generous availability.

Best regards,
Gabriele

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