Otagaki Rengetsu | Painting

With the setting sun on
their wings the crying birds
huddle in patterns among the peaks
the early winter storms are cold
in this hut in the mountain's shadow
(transl. Sayumi Takahashi)
 
Otagaki Rengetsu (1791-1875)
Painting with poem
Ink on paper
83 x 26.5 cm (32½ x 10½ in.)
Mounting 170 x 29 cm (67 x 11½ in.)
Wooden box