This poem is written on fragmentary pieces of Deccho-bon (a type of a book) with Torinoko paper (stout, smooth Japanese paper) that has been dyed a color such as purple, indigo, red ochre, or green and bound together with white paper. |
紫、藍、赭(赤色)、緑などに染めた鳥の子紙に、白もまじえた粘葉本の断簡(だんかん、切れ切れになった文書)である。 |