{"product_id":"蝉の声-a-cicada-s-cry-after-matsuo-basho-copy","title":"雨の山道  \u003e rain on a mountain path \u003e after Taneda Santōka","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"399\" data-end=\"421\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"399\" data-end=\"421\"\u003e笠へぽつり\u003cbr data-start=\"406\" data-end=\"409\"\u003eぽつり\u003cbr data-start=\"412\" data-end=\"415\"\u003e雨の山道\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"423\" data-end=\"426\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"440\" data-end=\"487\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"440\" data-end=\"487\"\u003ekasa e potsuri\u003cbr data-start=\"456\" data-end=\"459\"\u003epotsuri\u003cbr data-start=\"466\" data-end=\"469\"\u003eame no yamamichi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"489\" data-end=\"492\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"494\" data-end=\"539\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"541\" data-end=\"593\"\u003eon \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003emy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"541\" data-end=\"593\"\u003e hat\u003cbr data-start=\"554\" data-end=\"557\"\u003edrip - drip\u003cbr data-start=\"568\" data-end=\"571\"\u003erain on a mountain path\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"678\" data-end=\"681\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"699\" data-end=\"949\"\u003eA lone figure walks out of view along a mountain path, rain falling steadily onto the wide brim of his hat. The brushwork is spare and direct, leaving broad fields of white where nothing needs to be said. Movement is minimal. Direction is forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"951\" data-end=\"1223\"\u003eThis poem by \u003cstrong data-start=\"964\" data-end=\"1001\"\u003e種田山頭火 (Taneda Santōka, 1882–1940)\u003c\/strong\u003e exemplifies his radical departure from classical haiku form. Santōka abandoned fixed syllable counts and seasonal markers in favor of direct, lived experience, often composed while he wandered alone as a mendicant monk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1225\" data-end=\"1482\"\u003eHere, the poem records nothing but sensation: the sound of rain striking straw, the repetition of drops, the path continuing upward. There is no reflection, no metaphor, no distance between the walker and the world. The rain is not observed; it is felt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1484\" data-end=\"1663\"\u003eSantōka’s Buddhism is not doctrinal or literary. It is embodied—walking, getting wet, continuing. Enlightenment, if it appears at all, arrives not as insight but as endurance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1665\" data-end=\"1668\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1670\" data-end=\"1688\"\u003eAbout the Work\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1690\" data-end=\"1739\"\u003eThis piece reflects Santōka’s defining qualities:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1741\" data-end=\"1896\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1741\" data-end=\"1783\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1743\" data-end=\"1783\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1743\" data-end=\"1762\"\u003e自由律 (jiyūritsu)\u003c\/strong\u003e — free-verse haiku\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1784\" data-end=\"1819\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1786\" data-end=\"1819\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1786\" data-end=\"1793\"\u003e直接性\u003c\/strong\u003e — unmediated experience\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1820\" data-end=\"1859\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1822\" data-end=\"1859\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1822\" data-end=\"1836\"\u003e行脚 (angya)\u003c\/strong\u003e — wandering practice\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1860\" data-end=\"1896\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1862\" data-end=\"1896\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1862\" data-end=\"1871\"\u003e身体の仏教\u003c\/strong\u003e — Buddhism of the body\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1898\" data-end=\"1964\"\u003eThe rain falls. The road continues. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eA mendicant monk has no comment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-end=\"1754\" data-start=\"1751\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1807\" data-start=\"1777\"\u003eThis piece is well-suited for:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-end=\"1944\" data-start=\"1808\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1833\" data-start=\"1808\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1833\" data-start=\"1810\"\u003estudies and libraries\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1866\" data-start=\"1834\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1866\" data-start=\"1836\"\u003emeditation or retreat spaces\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1891\" data-start=\"1867\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1891\" data-start=\"1869\"\u003eminimalist interiors\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1944\" data-start=\"1892\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1944\" data-start=\"1894\"\u003ecollectors of Japanese poetry and ink traditions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1944\" data-start=\"1892\"\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":44167232880676,"sku":null,"price":12.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0762\/4648\/2980\/files\/byTaneda.jpg?v=1778351541","url":"https:\/\/shop.frontrangecreations.shop\/products\/%e8%9d%89%e3%81%ae%e5%a3%b0-a-cicada-s-cry-after-matsuo-basho-copy","provider":"Front Range Creations Art \u0026 Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}