37.5×45cm Framed 1997

A sparrow and a running onigawara

This is a haiku by Naito Naruyuki (1847-1926), and it depicts how an innocent young sparrow might see the onigawara tile in a similar way.

It also includes a square seal resembling a flat tile, engraved by Kazuo Sumida (1971-96), who was a student at the time.