{"product_id":"雄鶏-rooster-at-play-after-kobayashi-issa-copy","title":"温泉の猿 (onsen monkey) after Kobayashi Issa","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"424\" data-start=\"402\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"424\" data-start=\"402\"\u003e雪の中\u003cbr data-end=\"410\" data-start=\"407\"\u003e猿も入りたる\u003cbr data-end=\"419\" data-start=\"416\"\u003e温泉に\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-end=\"429\" data-start=\"426\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"490\" data-start=\"443\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"490\" data-start=\"443\"\u003eYuki no naka\u003cbr data-end=\"460\" data-start=\"457\"\u003esaru mo hairitaru\u003cbr data-end=\"480\" data-start=\"477\"\u003eonsen ni\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-end=\"495\" data-start=\"492\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"538\" data-start=\"497\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"610\" data-start=\"540\"\u003ein falling snow\u003cbr data-end=\"564\" data-start=\"561\"\u003eeven a monkey\u003cbr data-end=\"582\" data-start=\"579\"\u003ehas entered the hot spring\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"697\" data-start=\"612\"\u003e(Alternate rendering: \u003cem data-end=\"696\" data-start=\"634\"\u003eSnow falling\/even a monkey\/slips into the hot spring.\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-end=\"702\" data-start=\"699\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"990\" data-start=\"720\"\u003eA lone monkey sits quietly in the snow, its body turned inward, its posture unmistakably human in its stillness. Steam rises faintly from the hot spring beside it, offering warmth without urgency. The surrounding world is hushed, reduced to white space and drifting air.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1317\" data-start=\"992\"\u003eThis haiku by \u003cstrong data-end=\"1042\" data-start=\"1006\"\u003e小林一茶 (Kobayashi Issa, 1763–1828)\u003c\/strong\u003e captures a moment both gentle and quietly humorous. The monkey is not a symbol or allegory; it is simply a living being responding to cold in the most natural way possible. Issa’s insight lies not in contrast, but in recognition—seeing shared vulnerability without judgment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1634\" data-start=\"1319\"\u003eUnlike the austerity of Bashō, Issa’s poetry is grounded in compassion and familiarity. Animals, insects, and ordinary creatures appear not as metaphors, but as companions in the same fragile world. Here, the monkey’s choice to enter the hot spring mirrors our own instinct toward warmth, comfort, and survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1797\" data-start=\"1636\"\u003eThe image and poem together offer a moment of warm enlightenment—awakening not through discipline or renunciation, but through empathy and shared experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-end=\"1802\" data-start=\"1799\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1882\" data-start=\"1824\"\u003eThis piece reflects key qualities of Issa’s poetic vision:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-end=\"2064\" data-start=\"1884\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1914\" data-start=\"1884\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1914\" data-start=\"1886\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1899\" data-start=\"1886\"\u003e慈悲 (jihi)\u003c\/strong\u003e — compassion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1967\" data-start=\"1915\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1967\" data-start=\"1917\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1937\" data-start=\"1917\"\u003e親しみ (shitashimi)\u003c\/strong\u003e — closeness and familiarity\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"2017\" data-start=\"1968\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2017\" data-start=\"1970\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1983\" data-start=\"1970\"\u003e無常 (mujō)\u003c\/strong\u003e — impermanence, gently accepted\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"2064\" data-start=\"2018\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2064\" data-start=\"2020\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2029\" data-start=\"2020\"\u003e日常の悟り\u003c\/strong\u003e — awakening within everyday life\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2199\" data-start=\"2066\"\u003eThere is no teaching here, no distance between observer and observed. The monkey, like the viewer, seeks warmth as snow falls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-end=\"2591\" data-start=\"2406\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"2591\" data-start=\"2530\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2967\" data-start=\"2937\"\u003eThis piece is well-suited for:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-end=\"3128\" data-start=\"2968\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"3007\" data-start=\"2968\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3007\" data-start=\"2970\"\u003emeditation and contemplation spaces\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"3046\" data-start=\"3008\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3046\" data-start=\"3010\"\u003estudies, libraries, or music rooms\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"3071\" data-start=\"3047\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3071\" data-start=\"3049\"\u003eminimalist interiors\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"3128\" data-start=\"3072\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3128\" data-start=\"3074\"\u003ecollectors of Japanese poetry and Zen-influenced art\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"3128\" data-start=\"3072\"\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\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"FRONT RANGE CREATIONS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44167232913444,"sku":null,"price":12.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0762\/4648\/2980\/files\/onsenmonkey_afterKobayashiIssa.jpg?v=1778351544","url":"https:\/\/shop.frontrangecreations.shop\/products\/%e9%9b%84%e9%b6%8f-rooster-at-play-after-kobayashi-issa-copy","provider":"Front Range Creations Art \u0026 Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}