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Omikuji lot 1 of 100

Jeweled Pagoda on the Peak

大吉 Dai-kichi, Great good fortune

七寳浮圖塔

高峰頂上安

衆人皆仰望

莫作等閑看

A pagoda of seven treasures

is set on the summit of a high peak.

All the people look up to it.

Do not take it for an ordinary sight.

What this lot says

A tower made of seven precious things stands at the very top of a mountain. The crowd below lifts its eyes, and the last line asks that the sight be given its due.

The book prints this lot as Dai-kichi, Great good fortune. Height, costly material and the gaze of a whole crowd all lean the same way, and the grade sits comfortably with them.

Read today, the verse is about something placed where it can be seen and valued. What in your own life has been standing in plain view without getting a proper look?

A lot is a prompt for reflection. It cannot promise a result, and it is no substitute for medical, legal or financial advice.

The printed text

No differences from the 1684 printing are recorded for this lot.

Credits

The verse and grade were read from the two scanned printings named here. The title, translation and reading are our own and modern.

Our own English. The kana commentary printed under each verse in the old books was not read.