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
Abe no Nakamaro-27 viewsAbe no Nakamaro (701- 770), a diplomat to China.
1888
Moon of the Red Cliffs-25 views1889
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
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
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
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