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Maeda Gen’i viewing the moon from his castle |
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| June 1887 | ||
| Maeda Gen'i (1539-1608) was the lord of Kameyama Castle in Tamba Province and a high ranking government administrator for Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Reclining on a temple building veranda, Gen’i reflects on the material world that separates the self and one’s Buddha nature and composes the following poem, “Usually I dislike a cloudy sky; tonight I realize that a cloudy sky makes me appreciate the light of the moon.” |
