Price = 8,925 yen
Legend says that O-e Hiromoto(1148-1225),one of the famed Hapanese warriors,
was converted to Buddhism,because a priest,and went to China in order to practice
the austerities.
One day during his sojourn in China he met with the spirit of a lion who suddenly
appeared in his presence from among blooming peonies and performed a beautiful
dance when he started to cross a stone bridge. This legend represents each
Buddhist deliever's ecstatic world with birds singing and flowers smiling, and
is dramatized in the Noh Play entitled "SHOKU-KYO"or "Stone Bridge".
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About artist
Studied under Shokaku Ikai, artist of historical paintings. He is especially
excellent for Noh figures.
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