Manabe Akikatsu (1804-1884), 百卉華而敷芬 Hyakuki hana ni shite fun wo shiku, Japanese hanging scroll

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Meaning of Words

百卉華而敷芬 Hyakuki hana ni shite fun wo shiku
Many flowers bloom and spread their fragrance

Yaku: Translation

This means "Many kinds of grasses and flowers bloom all at once, spreading their fragrance throughout the surroundings."
It depicts the height of spring, when everything is in full bloom, symbolizing a world where all living things flourish.
By extension, it is also used as a metaphor for a time or situation when virtue or benevolent teachings are widely spread and influence all corners of society.
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Setting weight
This piece weighs 0.7 kg.

Material
Ink on paper

Size
Overall: vertical 195.5cm (76.97 in) × width 36.6cm (14.41 in)＊width does not include roller ends.
(the work: vertical 132cm (51.97 in) × width 29.1cm (11.46 in))

Condition
・There are burns, stains, wrinkles and repair of wrinkles, gap repair on the Japanese paper on the back of the cover.
・There are burns, stains, wrinkles, folds on the image.
・There are burns, stains, wrinkles, folds, warp in the mounting.

Remarks
・Roller ends are Cow bone.
・There is no signature on the box.

Materials for mounting
All of them are made of silk.

Other
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*There may be a slight difference in color between the photo and the actual product.

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Biography
Manabe Akikatsu (1804-1884)

A daimyō active from the late Edo to early Meiji periods.
The pseudonym is Shōdō, the childhood name is Akiyoshi (詮良), the courtesy name is Jigō (慈郷), and the common name is Etsunoshin (鉞之進).
He was the 7th lord of Sabae Domain in Echizen Province, succeeding his uncle in 1814.
Held key posts in the Tokugawa shogunate, including Sōshaban, Jisha-bugyō, Osaka-jōdai, Kyoto Shoshidai, and Nishimaru Rōjū.
Resigned in 1843 after conflict with Mizuno Tadakuni.
Reappointed rōjū in 1858 under Ii Naosuke, took part in obtaining imperial sanction for the U.S.–Japan Treaty and in the Ansei Purge.
Later clashed with Ii and resigned, retired in 1862 with reduced stipend.
Released from house arrest in 1865 and died in 1884.