Otagaki Rengetsu | Poem

I hear that scooping up
and drinking this
brings eons free
of old age and death:
crysanthemum dew!
 
Ikeda Unsho (1823-1887), was worked both in Nanga and Nihonga styles, was a Professor at the Kyoto Prefectural Special School of Painting, he was the father and teacher of Ikeda Keisen (1863-1932).
 
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Otagaki Rengetsu (1791-1875)
Poem with a painting by Ikeda Unsho (1823-1886)
Ink on paper
15.1 x 49.5 cm (6 x 19½ in.)
Mounting 115.5 x 56 cm (45½ x 22 in.)
Wooden box