48. Shige-yuki Minamoto: Minamoto no Shige-yuki

Kaze wo itami Iwa utsu nami no Onore nomi Kudakete mono wo Omou koro kana. THE waves that dash against the rocks Are broken by the wind And turned to spray; my loving heart Is broken too, I find, Since thou art so unkind. The writer of this verse is said to have died in the year 963; for a note about the great Minamoto family, see verse No. 28. In the picture we see Shige-yuki, with an attendant carrying his sword, walking on the shore, while the waves break into spray at his feet. Next: 49. The Minister Yoshi-nobu, of Priestly Rank: Ōnakatomi no Yoshi-nobu Ason