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Very fine impression, colour and condition.
Poems by Ryurintei Shigemaru and Ryufudo Itoyori, members of the Yodogawa poetry club.
The combination of the cock and drum is a symbol of peace. The story goes that in ancient times drums were installed by the famous general Chu-ko Liang to warn the Chinese of incursions of frontier tribes. These Chu-ko Liang drums as they were subsequently called lost their function and became places for fowls to perch: a symbol of peace.
The poem by Itoyori reads:
The cock declares
Spring has come
The cherry blossom colour
Is the colour of the cock’s comb
Is not the cock beautiful?
Literature:
Andon n. 36, 1989, Cock on a drum print by Yashima Gakutei, article by Robert B. Kleyn, pages 135 – 136.
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