Sekikan

(Leaf 65) – Reflection

 

A sekikan (石棺) is a large stone coffin. Usually of some antiquity, they can often be seen displayed in castle grounds, or in open-air architectural museums – like these two, found at Himeji Castle. The one described in the following tanka was seen at Sankeien, near Yokohama.

 

 

In the sekikan,

the rotting corpse

of a cicada.

 

 

 

All Photographs by Tim Chamberlain