Hyakunin Isshu No.94 of Yoga Promenade
The poet is Sangi Masatsune. Sangi is a position in the imperial court. Masatsune is his given name. His name is Asukai Masatsune or Fujiwara-no Masatsune.
The poem refers a poem by Sakanoue-no Korenori, the poet No.31. In the old poem, the author guesses it must be snowing in mountains in Yoshino, because it was getting so cold in Nara, the capital at the time. Masatsune changed the season to autumn. The cold wind from the mountains in Yoshino and the sound of clothes being beaten to smooth out wrinkles emphasize the loneliness of the deserted Nara.
Hyakunin Isshu No.94 of Yoga Promenade
The poet is Sangi Masatsune. Sangi is a position in the imperial court. Masatsune is his given name. His name is Asukai Masatsune or Fujiwara-no Masatsune.
The poem refers a poem by Sakanoue-no Korenori, the poet No.31. In the old poem, the author guesses it must be snowing in mountains in Yoshino, because it was getting so cold in Nara, the capital at the time. Masatsune changed the season to autumn. The cold wind from the mountains in Yoshino and the sound of clothes being beaten to smooth out wrinkles emphasize the loneliness of the deserted Nara.