ねざヽ堤に黄鶺鴒 (初春)
nezasa tsutsumi ni kisekirei (shoshun)
Runner-Bamboograss Embankment and Gray Wagtails (Early Spring)
ネザサ堤にキセキレイ (初春)
Edition I: | 楽山作 | Raku-zan Saku | + Seal A |
[For illustration of seals listed by seal code letter, see the Seals article. For edition characteristics applicable to this series as a whole, see the Edition article.]
Design History:This design is one of only a very few where Rakusan mentions any physical features. Here, 堤, tsutsumi, is 'bank, embankment, dike'.
Species Illustrated:Gray Wagtail, Motacilla cinerea, 黄鶺鴒, きせきれい, キセキレイ, ki-sekirei, lit. 'yellow wagtail', is a common Japanese native. The two birds in this season are probably meant to indicate a mated pair, but the sexes are alike. Gray Wagtail is one of only a few species which Rakusan illustrates in more than one design in this series. It occurs also in the immediately preceding design, 86 (see below).
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86 | 118-3 | 125-2 | 133 |
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121-1B (kumazasa) | 121-2B (kumazasa) | 121-4B (kumazasa) | 121-5B (kumazasa) | 121 (kumazasa) |