From the suite: Jūnikagetsu nōga suri" (Twelve months of Noh theatre)1975ObanShin-hangaNishiki-eBeautiful colors.He was one of the favorite subjects of Emperor Mu, until the day when, falling into disgrace following the machinations of a rival, he was banished to the mountains. Upon parting ways with him, Emperor Mu took pity on him and taught him a line from the Lotus Sutra to ensure his safety. Kikujidou, exiled to a valley of blooming chrysanthemums, spent his days writing this Buddhist saying on chrysanthemum leaves, and when one day he immersed those leaves in the stream in the valley, the water turned into an elixir of 'immortality...
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