Ise Shrine
what is holy — the pure-white rooster
tōtosa wa mashiro naru niwatori
1937–1938 · Late Gochū-an period
Sōmokutō · Persimmon Leaves (Kaki no ha)
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A poem at Ise Shrine. A pure-white rooster walking the sacred precinct. If asked what holiness is, there is no answer but this white bird. In the whiteness of an unadorned creature dwells the purity of the sanctuary.