Verse 07

Image 1 / Verse 7: San Francisco
Painting Name: Souls of Clouds
Painting Inspired by: Hun and Po
Painting Order: Started first but was finished later. Arch was painted and added later.
Additional facts: JJP initials painted on clock as an exercise in brush control. It has no bearing on the puzzle.
Latitude Longitude 37/38 - 122/123 - Map
Month: June
Birthstone: Pearl
Time: 6 o'clock
Flower: Rose
Nation: China
Line tying verse to image: None
Litany quote: "From far Cathay, the dragon’s Pearl: Chaste, perfect as the silver moon."
Parks Department: San Francisco Parks and Rec
Official Contact: Submit Secret Treasure Dig Request
Dig Status: Fill out a permit and wait for your time slot

Additional facts:
#1. JJP initials painted on clock as an exercise in brush control. It has no bearing on the puzzle.
#2. Byron's wife Sandi lived in San Francisco during the creation of the Secret and he visited her often.
#3. the painting is far darker than appears in the book. Photos of the painting show artifacts that are not actually visible due to glare. 
#4 The gold/brass colors in the painting are actual gold, it is very reflective.
#5. the colors are more muted and blend together in more pleasing way on the painting as opposed to the book, or photos. Almost as if sharpness and contrast was increased.
#6. This painting is very damaged.
#7. For years there has been  a rumor that this casque was buried while Byron and Sandi were on a date in Nobb Hill. Byron left the date for a few minutes to bury the casque.

Period Maps courtesy of James Watson - These files are huge.
San Francisco 1977 1 of 2 - 23Mb
San Francisco 1977 2 of 2 - 23Mb
San Francisco 1978 1of 2 - 15Mb
San Francisco 1978 2 of 2 - 14Mb
San Francisco 1979 1 of 2 - 26Mb
San Francisco 1979 2 of 2 - 16Mb
San Francisco 1982 (bike) 1 of 2 - 7Mb
San Francisco 1982 (bike) 2 of 2 - 10Mb
San Francisco 1982 (GGP) 1 of 1 - 5Mb
San Francisco 1983 (transit) 1 of 2 - 16Mb
San Francisco 1983 (transit) 2 of 2 - 18Mb
San Francisco 1984 1 of 2 - 13Mb
San Francisco 1984 2 of 2 - 13Mb

Japanese HInts:
Line 2: sweet
Generally means sweet as in taste but you shouldn’t be concentrating on the taste. For example, The air can be sweet without being tasty sweet. It can smell sweet or feel sweet. Think about how the air could be sweet.
Line 4: High posts
This post is made out of wood
Line 5: Education and Justice
It’s very difficult to understand what education and justice is referring to however after education and justice can be seen not far, the editor said If you think of the can be seen not far and you add something on to it and think hard about it then it becomes easier to understand. Education and justice can be seen from a place not too far away from here. In regards to that sentence, what place is this…….?
Line 7: Sounds from the sky
What is it referring to? There are a lot of sounds that are heard from the sky,. For instances, the sound of a bird the sound of a plane, the sound of the wind. There are also sounds that are not registered by human ears and cannot be heard without a special machine.
Line 8: ace
Line 12: Twain
It’s not splitting rope, it’s a phonetically sounded out name.
Line 13: Giant pole