Grandfather's Karuta Ceramic Cards - Hyakunin Isshu - Square Plates - Individual Plates

Kasen - Ceramic Karuta (Playing Cards) - 100 Poems Set (6 Cards)
Height: Approx. 12cm
Width: Approx. 9cm
Depth: Approx. 1.5cm

● Emperor Tenchi: Aki no ta no kariho no io no toma o ami / Waga koromo de wa tsuyu ni nuretsutsu (I weave the thatch of my autumn field hut, / My sleeves are wet with dew.)

● Empress Jitō: Haru sugite natsu ki ni kerashi shirotae no / Koromo hosu chō amanokaguyama (Spring has passed, and summer seems to have come, / On Mt. Amanokagami, where they dry their white robes.)

● Ono no Komachi: Hana no iro wa utsuri ni keru na itazura ni / Waga mi yo ni furu nagame seshimani (The colors of the flowers have faded, / While I was idly gazing, lost in thought.)

● Bishop Henjō: Amatsu kaze kumo no kayoi ji fuki toji yo / Otome no sugata shibashi todomu mu (Winds of heaven, close the path of clouds, / Let me keep the maiden's form a little longer.)

● Ariwara no Narihira Ason: Chihayaburu / Kamiyo mo kikazu Tatsuta-gawa / Kara kurenai ni mizu kuku to wa (Even in the age of gods, I have never heard / Of the Tatsuta River dyeing itself / Crimson.)

● Murasaki Shikibu: Meguriai te / Mishiya sore tomo wakanu manimani / Kumo ga kure ni shi yowa no tsuki kana (Having met, I could not tell if it was you, / As you disappeared behind the clouds, / Like the moon in the middle of the night.)

The upper half of the poem is on the front of the ceramic card, and the lower half is on the back.
These were displayed on a glass shelf in my parents' home.
They are unused and in beautiful condition, but as they have been stored for a long time, there may be unseen deterioration. Therefore, they are being sold as used items.
Please be sure to check the photos before purchasing. Only those who understand this condition should buy.
Please refrain from purchasing if you are sensitive about such matters.

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