Miwa Kyusetsu XIII (Kazuhiko) 十三代　三輪休雪(和彦） b. 1951

遠山に　日の当たりたる　枯野かな Toh-yama ni/ Hi no atari taru/ Kareno kana The sun shines / On distant mountains; / Withered field - Takahama Kyoshi 高浜 虚子(清) This poem by the student of Masaoka Shiki and Showa period poet Takahama Kyoshi describes a scene of a bright winter sun shining on a distant mountain. Brilliant, but cold. A withered field foregrounds the image. This piece by Miwa Kyusetsu XIII (Kazuhiko) is titled “Setsurei 雪嶺”, which means a summit covered with snow. It captures the scale of a mountain scape. In the past, he...