treading the fallen leaves the tofu man came, so — tofu
ochiba funde tōfuyasan ga kita node tōfu o
1936–1937 · At the Gochūan hermitage
Sōmokutō · A Landscape of Weeds (Zassō fūkei)
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The tofu seller came along treading the fallen leaves, so he bought some tofu. He sets down that small event with something like gladness. A warm slice of daily life reaching the hermitage of a man who lives alone. One almost wants to imagine simmered tofu for supper tonight.