"Tulip"
Date:
2010
Media:
Ink
Thoughts:
Li Izumi's calligraphy is the star of this piece, with my brush painting just accenting. The poem is by the classical poet Izumi Shikibu copied from a manuscript in the hand of the Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado with translation by Li Izumi.
Shita kiyuru Yukima no kusa no Metzurashiku Wa ga omofu hito ni Ahimitsuru kana
Like the grass that sprouts Through the fading snow -- How astonishing! My encounter seeing The one who loves me
