大田垣蓮月 Otagaki Rengetsu (1791-1875) Iron Nail Carving Waka Poem Sake Cup Guinomi with Box うまざけの みわのすぎずば 是ぞこの 不老不死の くすりならまし Umazake no miwa no sugi zu ba kore zo kono oi zu shina zu no kusuri nara mashi. VB265 Carving 無事日月長 Buji Jitsugetsu Nagashi

無事日月長 Buji Jitsugetsu Nagashi

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歌川国貞 Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) Japanese antique art Original Ukiyo-e woodblock print / 'Junikagetsu no Uchi Uduki Hatsu Hototogisu' 十二ヶ月之内 卯月・初時鳥 (Left of Triptych) - 1854 (Ansei 1) OW220

blending seasonal imagery with personal reflection

with signature: 'Rengetsu' 蓮月

大田垣蓮月 Otagaki Rengetsu (1791-1875) Iron Nail Carving Waka Poem Sake Cup Guinomi with Box うまざけの みわのすぎずば 是ぞこの 不老不死の くすりならまし Umazake no miwa no sugi zu ba kore zo kono oi zu shina zu no kusuri nara mashi. VB265 Carving 無事日月長 Buji Jitsugetsu Nagashioffer expires at 12: 01 AM PDT on 3 July 2026 Description Otagaki Rengetsu (1791 1875) Iron Nail Carving Waka Poem Sake Cup Guinomi with Box Umazake no miwa no sugi zu ba kore zo kono oi zu shina zu no kusuri nara mashi. VB265 The original wooden box is inscribed: "Tenp 13 (1842), April, presented to Hayashi, Kyoto souvenir." Umazake no miwa no sugi zu ba kore zo kono oi zu shina zu no kusuri nara mashi. Fine sake in balance becomes an elixir for