Vintage Japanese Haiga Kakemono Scroll Three Zen Haiku Ink Paintings

Three Poems, One Scroll
This kakemono brings together three separate haiga (俳画) — a traditional Japanese art form pairing a haiku poem with a spontaneous ink sketch — mounted onto a single scroll. Each panel is brushed in flowing Sōsho script (kana and kanji), reflecting the spontaneous, unstudied aesthetic prized in Zen-influenced literati painting.

Panel One — Storm Night
あらしのよる / 佛像 / 遠きのみ ("Arashi no yoru... Butsuzō... tōki no mi") — interpreted as: "On a night of storm, the Buddha statue stands far away, yet the heart still turns toward it." Below the verse, a sumi-e sketch of a mokugyo (木魚, a carved wooden temple drum) appears with its red-tasseled mallet. In Zen practice, the mokugyo is struck during sutra chanting and traditionally carved in the shape of a fish — an animal believed never to close its eyes — symbolizing unbroken wakefulness and discipline. The panel contrasts the violence of the outer storm with the quiet steadiness of devotional practice.

Panel Two — Clouds and Travelers
下にて動くよ雲行く ("Shita ni te ugoku yo, kumo yuku") — "Below, movement stirs; above, the clouds drift on." The accompanying ink sketch shows travelers with packs climbing a steep mountain path, while the empty space above suggests the vast, indifferent sky. The composition contrasts the toil of human labor below with the effortless drift of clouds above — an invitation to view worldly busyness from the detached vantage of a mountain hermit.

Panel Three — Cherry Blossoms in Rain
笠行く / 雨に櫻花のふぶき ("Kasa yuku, ame ni sakura hana no fubuki") — "A straw hat passes through the rain, as cherry blossoms fall like snow." The painting depicts mino-kasa (蓑笠), a traditional straw raincoat and hat left resting on a bamboo stake — evoking the image of a wandering monk or traveler (gyōja) who has paused, becoming one with the landscape. The "hana-fubuki" (flower-blizzard) of falling cherry petals is a classical symbol of mujō (無常), the Buddhist concept of impermanence — beauty made poignant by its brevity.

Signatures & Seals
Two panels bear a signature beginning with 竹 (Chiku/Take...) alongside a small red oval seal; the third bears 翠月 (Suigetsu) with a round red seal. [Danh tính đầy đủ họa sư/thư pháp gia: chưa xác định qua nguồn chính thức]. A separate inscription on the reverse/mounting paper (see photo) appears to be a later collector's or authentication note; content undetermined pending further research.

Condition & Presentation
Mounted with gold-brocade silk borders (kire-ji) in a single hanging scroll format.