Note of the day

Red and White

White one in the left hand, and red one in the right hand.
I always see two trees of plum blossoms coloured red and white on the way to my office.
The composition of two trees reminds me of the drawings on the folding screens by Korin Ogata in the 18th century.
Although he draw two trees blossoming together, the white plums viewed in the real world have fallen a bit earlier than the red one due to the difference of their seasonality.
Korin put a wide and dark river in between these blossoming plum trees.
Instead of the river, I can see the Osaka bay sparkling with a morning light.