Kiyoko's Journals
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Not Haiku
General
| Lethargy
A body in slow motion
Weighted limbs, sluggish mind
Gravity exacts its due... |
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The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon
Short summer night
A dewdrop
On the back of a hairy caterpillar
Buson Yosa 1716 ~ 1783 |
Heady fragrance of jasmine
The soft brush of fingers against unseen skin
As midnight claims the moon
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In Edo (present day Tokyo) during the Toganawa Shogunate or Edo Period (1615-1868), an artform called Ukiyo-e flourished. It had particular significance and appeal for the merchant class, a stratum of society low on the hierarchical pecking order. Ukiyo-e, which means 'pictures of the floating or sorrowful world', was considered art for the low born. Ukiyo-e images document the pleasure world of Edo.
Detail of a shunga woodblock print by Hiroshige
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All Posts (124) Messages posted by Kiyoko
Kiyoko's Image Gallery
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Kiyoko's 11 Groups
Complete List of Kiyoko's 11 Groups
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