124×89cm Framed 2003

In the dazzling light, the wild cherry blossoms bloom silently.

This poem is included in Wakayama Bokusui's (1885-1928) fourteenth collection of poems, "Songs of the Mountain Cherry Blossoms" (published in 1923).

The size combines both vertical and horizontal elements, giving the top half a wide look and the bottom half a tight fit.