Large size Shikishi Japanese artwork card with poem on it. This is a farewell poem of Matsuo Basho.
"From today, the dew on the hat is erased" [Meaning and background] I've been traveling with Sora for a long time, but now I'm going to say goodbye to him and travel alone. I'll also erase the words "companion" that I wrote on my hat. Is the dew on my hat autumn dew, or is it my tears?
It shows Basho's deep feelings for the friend Sora and the heartbreaking loneliness of parting.
