No. 12 of 15 · Hokusai & Hiroshige
Sleep Baby Sleep
Pictures by Hiroshige
Hiroshige's two white rabbits sit beneath a great pale moon among autumn grasses, paired with the Slumber Song of Izumo, a Japanese lullaby that wonders why the little hares have such long, soft ears. Hiroshige was one of the great masters of the Japanese woodblock print, and his moonlit rabbits went on to inspire Van Gogh and Monet. For a new baby and the parents singing them to sleep.
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Inside, it says
Sleep, baby, sleep! On mountains steep The children of the hare are straying. Why are their soft brown ears so long and slender, Peeping above the rocks where they are playing? Slumber Song of Izumo, recorded 1894
On the back
Hokusai (1760-1849) and Hiroshige (1797-1858) were the great masters of the Japanese woodblock print. Their waves, rain and moonlit rabbits inspired Van Gogh and Monet. The card is paired with a short Japanese poem.
