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Summer grasses with fantasy

	--Summer grasses with fantasy-- Basho (1644-1694), Japanese poet, dropped in a small hill, historic battlefield, and composed a poem. He wrote in his travel writing, "On my bamboo hat spread on the ground under me, I sat weeping, unaware of the passage of time." 20th SogoSuibokuga exibition (Aug. 6-16, 2015, National New exibition Hall, prized with the International College Prize
(727mm x 909 mm, 2015)

""Takadachi ?" It is said that the Great Samurai, Yoshitsune (1159-1189) died there at the last battle. Takadachi is a small hill near the Chuusonji's east where the Kitakami river and old battle field can be seen from there.


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