{"product_id":"糸瓜咲て-silk-gourds-bloom-after-masaoka-shiki-copy","title":"蝉の声 \u003e a cicada’s cry\u003e after Matsuo Bashō","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"364\" data-start=\"341\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"364\" data-start=\"341\"\u003e閑けさや\u003cbr data-end=\"350\" data-start=\"347\"\u003e岩にしみ入る\u003cbr data-end=\"359\" data-start=\"356\"\u003e蝉の声\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-end=\"369\" data-start=\"366\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"432\" data-start=\"383\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"432\" data-start=\"383\"\u003eshizukesa ya\u003cbr data-end=\"400\" data-start=\"397\"\u003eiwa ni shimi-iru\u003cbr data-end=\"419\" data-start=\"416\"\u003esemi no koe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-end=\"437\" data-start=\"434\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"546\" data-start=\"487\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"546\" data-start=\"487\"\u003eall's quiet-\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003ewhen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"506\" data-start=\"503\"\u003eeven stone is penetrated by\u003cbr data-end=\"525\" data-start=\"522\"\u003e a cicada's cry\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-end=\"637\" data-start=\"634\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"850\" data-start=\"655\"\u003eA single cicada clings to a branch, its delicate body rendered in spare ink against a field of open space. Nothing moves. Nothing distracts. The world feels empty, reduced to sound and surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1115\" data-start=\"852\"\u003eThis haiku by \u003cstrong data-end=\"900\" data-start=\"866\"\u003e松尾芭蕉 (Matsuo Bashō, 1644–1694)\u003c\/strong\u003e is among the most celebrated expressions of his mature vision. Written during his travels through the mountains, the poem records a moment of profound stillness—not broken by sound, but made visible through it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1369\" data-start=\"1117\"\u003eThe cicada’s cry does not disturb the silence; it reveals it. Bashō’s verb \u003cstrong data-end=\"1212\" data-start=\"1192\"\u003eしみ入る (shimi-iru)\u003c\/strong\u003e—“to seep into, to penetrate”—suggests not volume, but depth. Sound enters stone the way awareness enters experience: slowly, completely, without resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1527\" data-start=\"1371\"\u003eThere is no metaphor imposed here, no interpretation offered. The mountain does not respond. The cicada does not explain itself. Perception alone is enough.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-end=\"1532\" data-start=\"1529\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1611\" data-start=\"1554\"\u003eThis poem reflects Bashō’s defining aesthetic principles:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-end=\"1806\" data-start=\"1613\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1660\" data-start=\"1613\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1660\" data-start=\"1615\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1631\" data-start=\"1615\"\u003e閑寂 (kanjaku)\u003c\/strong\u003e — deep, resonant stillness\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1715\" data-start=\"1661\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1715\" data-start=\"1663\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1673\" data-start=\"1663\"\u003e間 (ma)\u003c\/strong\u003e — silence that gives form to experience\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1760\" data-start=\"1716\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1760\" data-start=\"1718\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1733\" data-start=\"1718\"\u003e無心 (mushin)\u003c\/strong\u003e — awareness without self\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1806\" data-start=\"1761\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1806\" data-start=\"1763\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1773\" data-start=\"1763\"\u003e自然との一体\u003c\/strong\u003e — unity with the natural world\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1846\" data-start=\"1808\"\u003eThe sound does not echo. It settles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1751\" data-end=\"1754\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1777\" data-end=\"1807\"\u003eThis piece is well-suited for:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1808\" data-end=\"1944\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1808\" data-end=\"1833\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1810\" data-end=\"1833\"\u003estudies and libraries\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1834\" data-end=\"1866\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1836\" data-end=\"1866\"\u003emeditation or retreat spaces\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1867\" data-end=\"1891\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1869\" data-end=\"1891\"\u003eminimalist interiors\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1892\" data-end=\"1944\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1894\" data-end=\"1944\"\u003ecollectors of Japanese poetry and ink traditions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1892\" data-end=\"1944\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAnd can easily be rendered on a variety of products, ranging from apparel like t-shirts, hoodies, jackets, towels, and blankets, and\/or mugs, etc.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"FRONT RANGE CREATIONS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44167232782372,"sku":null,"price":12.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0762\/4648\/2980\/files\/Bashoonacicada.jgp.jpg?v=1778351536","url":"https:\/\/shop.frontrangecreations.shop\/products\/%e7%b3%b8%e7%93%9c%e5%92%b2%e3%81%a6-silk-gourds-bloom-after-masaoka-shiki-copy","provider":"Front Range Creations Art \u0026 Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}