The Skip and Refuse Heaps
1973
Sukippu to Bota Yama
[The Skip and Refuse Heaps]
37.6 x 53.7 cm Painting in Watercolors and Ink
Senryu (17-syllabled witty and humorous poem) on the Right
Arishi hi no omokage shinobu yama no hito.
The former pit worker recalls the days when the pit was prosperous.
Senryu on the Left
Sukippu ga agaru ga goto ni yama wa koe.
The refuse heap grew larger and larger every time the skip climbed it.
1973, Yamamoto Sakubei
Lettering on the Talisman Attached to the Beam of the Frame of Pit Mouth
Oyamatsumi-no-mikoto: Great Mountain God
Translation Assisted by Mr. Nathan Johndro
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