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Saturday 27 January 2024

Things That Give a Clean Feeling - Sei Shōnagon

An earthen cup. 
A new metal bowl. 
A rush mat. 
The play of the light on water as one pours it into a vessel. 
A new wooden chest.

Sei Shōnagon (c. 966 - c.1025) Japan
Translated by Ivan Morris
Source: The Pillow-Book of Sei Shōnagon Translated by Ivan Morris, Columbia University Press, 1991

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