work of art
crossing the ocean
to Kamakura!



芸術やいざ鎌倉と海渡る
げいじゅつ や　いざ かまくら と　うみ わたる



“To Kamakura!” is an interpretation of the Japanese expression いざ鎌倉 (iza kamakura), which today carries a meaning akin to “we’ve got to get to work!”. The origin of this phrase was in the Kamakura era, when that city was the capital of the country. In times of crisis or great need, the samurai of the surrounding fiefdoms would be summoned to Kamakura to sort matters out, and supposedly they would shout “いざ鎌倉!!” The iza here means something like “come on!”.