yesterday
A stone monument engraved with calligraphy by the essayist Irie Sukemasa (入江相政) established in March of 1986 on the grounds of Ōmiwa Jinja Shrine (大神神社) in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, with text from a poem written in 1985 by the Shōwa Emperor (昭和天皇) i.e. Hirohito (裕仁) during a poetry contest on the topic of travel commemorating his pilgrimage to the shrine and the surrounding area in 1984:
“遠つおやの しろしめしたる 大和路の 歴史をしのび けふも旅ゆく”
which can be translated roughly as:
Recalling the lore Of the old Yamato road Administered by My forbears in days of yore, I too wend my way today
Image from a booklet acquired at the shrine September 21, 1996
Edgar William Brandt (1880–1960) A Hand-Repoussé Brass and Nickled-Metal Five-Panel ‘Oasis’ Screen, 1920s (each panel 141 cm x 48 cm)
Bronwen Sleigh (British, 1980), Sinclair Drive, 2022. Hand-coloured etching, 52 x 72 m. Edition of 30
