Dani Trio Limited Edition Spring of Isle Monogatari Fountain Pen

Ise Monogatari is a collection of Japanese poems written in the early Heian period (794-1185) but the writing lasted for more than 50 years. In the beginning, the hero, believed to be an aristocrat, Ariwara Narihira (825-880), was a romantic poet and the tales were written as a form of biography. But this theory was overturned by the fact that many of the poems were written by some other unknown persons later after Ariwara’s death. The tales include love, travel, game and friendship, etc. and the tales were increased during the period and it is composed of 125 short episodes today. The tales were highly valued by the people and greatly influenced “The Tales of Genji” in later years.

The Tales of Ise were so popular in Edo period (1615-1868) that there were more than 100 different “Ise Monogatari” with illustrations. Our “Four Seasons” Maki-e collection was selected from those hundreds of pictures by Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter with the episodes, and the Maki-e artist is Mr. Masanori Omote, a master from Ishikawa prefecture.

An imperial prince, Koretaka drank all the way, when he went hunting with his companions. When they reached Nagisa of Koya, they got down from horses, picked branches of Sakura and put it in their hair composing with Sakura. They composed again and returned to the poems, when they moved to Amanogawa. Finally they went back to Minase Palace, they kept drinking until the moon was disappearing.

Spring “Nagisa-no In”, The temple at Nagisa. Episode #82
An imperial prince, Koretaka drank all the way, when he went hunting with his companions. When they reached Nagisa of Koya, they got down from horses, picked branches of Sakura and put it in their hair composing with Sakura. They composed again and returned to the poems, when they moved to Amanogawa. Finally they went back to Minase Palace, they kept drinking until the moon was disappearing.