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Nogaku zue
(Japan and Korea )
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.
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Provenance
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Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Snell, Jr. [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1989, by gift.
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 9 3/4 x W: 14 5/8 in. (24.77 x 37.15 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Snell, Jr., 1989
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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95.269