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The Obedient Son of Kamakura, an example from the Collection of Sand and Pebbles
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Two nobles in court dress greet each other. Through the open doors a second room is visible in which two seated nobles. The Collection of Sand and Pebbles (Shasekishû) is an anthology of 134 humorous Buddhist stories, compiled between 1279 and 1283 by the monk Mujû (1226-1312). With one poem.
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Credit lineDe gehoorzame zoon van Kamakura, een voorbeeld uit de Collectie van zand en kiezelstenen. c. 1821. Yashima Gakutei. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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