On a folding screen in the Engi Period (901-923).
春さめのふりそめしよりあをやぎのいとのみどりぞ色まさりける
| harusame no furisomeshi yori aoyagi no ito no midori zo iro masarikeru |
Spring rains First fell, staining, since then, The lush willows’ Threads with green- The colour darkening. |
Ōshikōchi no Mitsune
凡河内躬恒