Japanese Quail (Uzura) and other materials for Shunzei, Saigyō and Shikishi

 Japanese quail sounds

Poem 280 (Shunzei)

Sakaki (sacred evergreen in Shintō)

Ama no kaguyama with rice paddies in foreground

Saigyō's hut (recreation) in Mt. Yoshino

Poem 297 Saigyō: Japanese snipe (shigi)

Japanese snipe flying

Poem 298 (Saigyō): Japanese deer (shika) - stag

The call of a Japanese stag deer: will help understand the poem

Poem 299 Saigyō: cricket (kirigirisu)

In a woodblock print

Poem 321 Saigyō: Japanese plover (chidori)