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"inscription_translation": "Yielding to the sound in the evening rain,/ \nand drawing near to the evening wind,/ \nhe grows famous,/ \nthe pine tree of Karasaki.\n\n\u2014Translation by Matthi Forrer",
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"description": "The sacred Karasaki Pine was a famous sight on the shores of Lake Biwa. Its branches, supported by a framework of bamboo poles, sheltered a shrine beneath. The poem on this print reads as follows:
Yielding to the sound in the evening rain,
and drawing near to the evening wind,
he grows famous,
the pine tree of Karasaki.
\u2014Translation by Matthi Forrer",
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