{"product_id":"vintage-japanese-calligraphy-scroll-spring-dawn-meng-haoran-poem-kakemono","title":"Vintage Japanese Calligraphy Scroll Spring Dawn Meng Haoran Poem Kakemono","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Poem\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e春眠不覺曉，處處聞啼鳥。夜來風雨聲，花落知多少 (\"Chūn mián bù jué xiǎo, chùchù wén tí niǎo. Yè lái fēngyǔ shēng, huā luò zhī duōshǎo.\") — \"Sleeping through spring, I did not notice the dawn; everywhere I hear the cries of birds. Through the night came the sound of wind and rain — how many blossoms have fallen, I wonder?\" Composed by the Tang-dynasty poet Meng Haoran (孟浩然, 689–740), this short quatrain is one of the most widely memorized and beloved poems in the Chinese literary canon, treasured for its effortless simplicity: a half-asleep moment of drowsy contentment gently shadowed by a quiet, wistful awareness of time and beauty slipping away unseen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Brushwork\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten in flowing script blending kanji with cursive kana, the calligraphy carries a soft, unhurried rhythm that mirrors the poem's own drowsy, half-waking mood — brushstrokes that seem to drift rather than assert, fitting for a poem about birdsong heard through sleep and blossoms falling unseen in the night.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eArtist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSigned 節子書 (\"Setsuko sho,\" \"respectfully brushed by Setsuko\"), with a square red seal beneath the signature confirming the calligrapher's name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Presentation\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrushed in sumi ink on paper, mounted in warm brown silk borders with cream-and-gold accents.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chikoyaki","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67620404035663,"sku":"CKY-KAK-052","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0667\/6588\/1423\/files\/IMG_1410_result.jpg?v=1791110911","url":"https:\/\/chikoyaki.com\/products\/vintage-japanese-calligraphy-scroll-spring-dawn-meng-haoran-poem-kakemono","provider":"Chikoyaki","version":"1.0","type":"link"}