Inscriptions

Series: 三十六禽續　Sanjūrokkin tsuzuki; Collection of Thirty-six Birds and Animals\r\nPoet greoup: Shippō-ren；　Seven Treasures Club　七宝連\r\n\r\nPoets\r\n1. Fukuhara Shigesuke or Hanpo (福原繁輔)\r\n2. Keinoya Kikunari (渓廼屋菊成)\r\n\r\nPoem 1 by Fukuhara Hanpo\r\n開運を　那す野能茅の　阿つふとん　志く牛の背も　撫る青柳\r\n(開運を　成す［那須］野のかやの 厚布団　敷く牛の背も　撫でる青柳）\r\nkaiun wo/ nasu no nohara no/ atsu buton/ shiku ushi no se mo/ naderu aoyagi\r\nGreen willow softly strokes even the back of an oxen as its back has been loaded with a thick mattress stuffed with soft grass known for leading to good fortune. \r\n\r\nPoem 2 by Keinoya Kikunari\r\n人の三可　単能芽？の　者那尓しも　く春りとなれる　春能あめうし*\r\n（人のみが　単の芽？の　花にしも　薬となれる　春のあめ牛）\r\nhito nomi ga/ hitoe no me? no/ hana ni shi mo/ kusuri to nareru/ haru no ameushi\r\nOnly human wears a single layer ?, even blossoms can be a medicine, ameushi in spring time. \r\n\r\n*"ameushi" indicates a type of oxen that has its fur mixed with dark brown with white hair as if frost has fallen on the animal.