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Tsuki Hyakushi - One Hundred Aspects of the Moon
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Abe no Nakamaro-27 viewsAbe no Nakamaro (701- 770), a diplomat to China.
1888
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The Moon and the Abandoned Old Woman-24 viewsA man carries an old woman up on a mountain to abandon her. The large pine tree in the front is ironically the symbol of the happy and healthy old age.
1891
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Moon of the Red Cliffs-25 views1889
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Sarugaku Moon-18 viewsA samurai in formal attire looks at the people who are in a hurry to get their seating locations for the annual "Sarugaku" (Monkey-music) performance on the ground of Edo Castle.
1892
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Moon of the Ruins-20 viewsBodhidharma (jp. Daruma) sat for meditation for nine years. During that time, the walls around him crumbled and the nature took over the ruins. He introduced Chan (jp. Zen) Buddhism to China. In Zen, the moon (circle ) also represents emptiness, a central quality of enlightenment.
1886
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Bright God Tamura-19 viewsSakanoe no Tamuramaro was a general who had lead successful campaigns against the enemies of the emperor in the Nara period. After his death, he was enshrined as Bright God Tamura. Here, his gray ghostly image is depicted as an ancient warrior sweeping cherry blossoms from Kiyomizu temple in the background.
1886
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27 viewsThe death battle of the blind warrior, Taira no Tomoume. He carries his personal emblem on his back, "From darkness, I have wandered lost on to a darker path. The moon of my heart is becoming clouded."
1886
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Little Prince Usu-19 viewsLittle prince Usu, later known as Yamato Takeru no Mikoto, disguised as a woman and killed the chief of Kumaso tribe in southern Japan.
1886
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Yugao-39 viewsThe Yugao chapter from "The Tale of Genji".
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Inaba Mountain Moon-31 viewsA soldier, probably Hideyoshi, climbs up the steep mountain side to set up an invasion to the enemy castle on Mt.Inaba.
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Jade Rabbit-37 viewsPlayful interactions between the Jade Rabbit who lives in the moon and the magically empowered monkey king, Sun Wukong (Jp: Songoku).
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Tokimune-22 viewsSoga Goro Tokimune, one of the Soga Brothers, looks up the flying "hototogisu" (Its cry was believed to call the spirits to the next world, a symbol of the transience of life) before his final battle.
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