Woman watching the shadow of a pine branch cast by the moon

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Woman watching the shadow of a pine branch cast by the moon

October 1885

This picture illustrates a verse by Takarai Kikaku (1661-1707), a celebrated haiku master, that reads, “Full moon on the tatami mats; shadows of the pine branches.”

 

 

  

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