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Calligraphy of geese

Yosa Buson 1716 (Settsu Province) – 1783



Calligraphy of geese
against the sky--
the moon seals it.

Translated by Robert Hass

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

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Yosa Buson

Yosa Buson or Yosa no Buson was a Japanese poet and painter of the Edo period. more…

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