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| Keywords: Matsuke Heikichi - Nogaku zue - Walters 95269.jpg Walters Art Museum artwork Creator Daikokuya Matsuki Heikichi en As monks chant by the side of a river a vision of the famous courtesan Eguchi appears on the water before them Eguchi and two young women stand in the gorgeous attire of courtesans within a framework barge that represents a floating brothel It is revealed to the monks through song and dance that Eguchi is in fact an incarnation of a Buddhist deity the Bodhisattva Fugen Eguchi extols Buddhist virtues Once man has attained detachment The fleeting world exists no more; Lovers no longer Are anxiously waited for when night falls; No more the grief of parting Spring flowers and autumn leaves Moon and snow-all cease to move him 1899 Meiji pigments mulberry paper cm 24 77 37 15 accession number 95 269 25306 Mr and Mrs C R Snell Jr date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Gift of Mr and Mrs C R Snell Jr 1989 Signature Kogyo place of origin Tokyo Japan Walters Art Museum license PD-old-auto 1927 2D Japanese prints in the Walters Art Museum Historic samurai prints Daikokuya Matsuki Heikichi Kōgyo Tsukioka | ||||
