一. 日の丸

The mountain's bright face becomes the sun.
Long cloud-strips radiate outward as rays.

二. 富士

The same pieces re-settle into the mountain's silhouette.
The bright face returns to the slope; the base widens.

三. 青海波

Long strips fall into staggered rows — the waves of the seigaiha pattern.

四. 桜散らし

Smaller pieces drift apart as scattered petals.
Twelve form an ensō — a circle of varied hues.

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pieces recovered from Hokusai 「凱風快晴」ca. 1830–32 · The Met JP2960 (CC0)