{"product_id":"vintage-japanese-haiga-scroll-morning-glory-asagao-poem-painting","title":"Vintage Japanese Haiga Scroll Morning Glory Asagao Poem Painting","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Poem\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e君を出て、花開く曉霞の面 (\"Kimi wo dete, hana hiraku gyōka no omo\") — \"Sending you off as the flower opens, facing the rose-tinted mist of dawn.\" The verse captures a moment of parting set against the morning glory's brief, luminous bloom — the flower opening just as the sky begins to color with the soft haze of early light, binding a human farewell to nature's own fleeting beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeasonal Imagery (Kigo)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAsagao (朝顔, morning glory) is a classical kigo marking summer into early autumn in Japanese poetry. The flower opens at dawn while dew still clings to the leaves and closes again by midday heat — a brief, luminous life that has long made it a favored symbol of delicate beauty, transience, and the preciousness of a single fleeting moment, whether in nature or in parting from someone dear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Painting\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBelow the verse, twining morning glory vines are rendered in loose, calligraphic ink strokes (sumi-e), with two dark blossoms anchoring the composition — the same free, gestural brushwork uniting painting and poem into a single unified gesture, characteristic of true Haiga (俳画) work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eArtist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSigned 清谷山人 (\"Seikoku Sanjin\" or \"Keikoku Sanjin,\" \"Mountain Hermit of the Clear Valley\"), with a square red seal beneath the signature confirming the artist's name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMood \u0026amp; Setting\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith its light touch and seasonal intimacy, this scroll carries the quiet, contemplative atmosphere prized in chadō (tea ceremony) settings — an ideal choice for a tea room display during the summer months or the turn toward autumn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Presentation\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInk on paper, mounted in sage-green woven borders\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chikoyaki","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67619493150799,"sku":"CKY-KAK-047","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0667\/6588\/1423\/files\/IMG_E1248_result.jpg?v=1791097163","url":"https:\/\/chikoyaki.com\/products\/vintage-japanese-haiga-scroll-morning-glory-asagao-poem-painting","provider":"Chikoyaki","version":"1.0","type":"link"}