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Subject:text on hokutai print
Posted By: francis minvielle Wed, Jul 01, 2026 IP: 82.226.118.25
please translate the texts on the left of the print



Subject:Re: text on hokutai print
Posted By: I.Nagy Thu, Jul 02, 2026
七番の内　One out of seven
白酒うり　Shirozake seller

Signature,
盈斎　　
北岱画　Painted by Eisai Hokutai
　
紀画樂多　Great joy of painting pictures

うりことば　ひとたらしなる　
わらいさめたる
白酒と春の山川
A smooth-tongued seller　-
whose laughter has grown cold
Shirozake and Mountains and Rivers* of Spring

*　The name of another famous shirozake brand
山川　Yamakawa (Mountains and rivers)

When we rearrange the lines according to the syllable structure (5-7-5-7-7), the rhythm and meaning of the kyoka come together even more beautifully.
うりことば（5） - u ri ko to ba
ひとたらしなる（7）- hi to ta ra shi na ru
わらひさめ（5） - wa ra i sa me
たる白酒と（7） - ta ru shi ro za ke to
春の山川（5） - ha ru no ya ma ka wa

Regards,
I.Nagy

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Subject:Re: text on hokutai print
Posted By: francis minvielle Thu, Jul 02, 2026
Thanks a lot for all your recent replies!!

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