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The subject of this work is derived from the famous Noh
play Shakkyo (Stone Bridge), story of monk Jakusho
visiting the Buddhist sites in India and China. The play
highlights the performance of two lions, messengers of the
bodhisattva Monju (Monjusri), playing among peonies and
celebrating Jakusho’s arrival to the bodhisattva’s Pure Land
through a narrow stone bridge.
Kubo Shunman (1757–1820), Two Dancers Performing a “Shakkyōmono” Kabuki Dance. Japan.
Edo period, 19th century. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, H. O. Havemeyer Collection,
1929, JP2291
