Women are like flowers, with the most touching beauty, but they cannot control their short and fragile life.
All good things will wither like flowers, but that wisp of fragrance that can never be erased is the perfect interpretation of the existence and dignity of small creatures.
Ukiyo-e paintings of low-class Japanese women in the old era, all nine chapters of the "Flower Burial" series are included.
A bunch of white vine flowers
A woman living in the world can send a letter home to her family, which becomes their only spiritual sustenance.
In order to support their parents and sick husbands who are far away, they have no choice but to sell their bodies and souls.
A Platycodon flower
The young girl fell into infinite darkness until she met a boy.
But, can such a girl have the right to love?
Calamus Boat
The most famous singer of the Taisho era, after leaving two stunning masterpieces,
Go to death calmly with your lover - leaving only withered irises around you.
What kind of entanglement is hidden behind the sad songs?
The Dust of Falling Chrysanthemums
Bushido, chrysanthemum and sword!
This is the fate that should only belong to men,
Why should a woman like a white chrysanthemum bear the responsibility?
Reader comments
I particularly like the girl in "A Platycodon Flower", she is so pitiful, yet so strong. I once had similar feelings, feeling very small, but I was also very touched to see her find her own happiness in the end. This book made me understand that even if life is short, there can be beautiful things.
I really enjoyed reading it. The author's writing is very good.
I particularly like the girl in "A Platycodon Flower", she is so pitiful, yet so strong. I once had similar feelings, feeling very small, but I was also very touched to see her find her own happiness in the end. This book made me understand that even if life is short, there can be beautiful things.
I really enjoyed reading it. The author's writing is very good.