Mount Ashigara moon

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Mount Ashigara moon 

(Ashigarayama no tsuki) 

October 1889

The warrior Minamoto no Yoshimitsu (?-1127) was an accomplished performer on the sho, a short mouth organ with a number of bamboo reeds.  One day, on his way into battle, he stopped on Mount Ashigara to play melodies with the son of his deceased sho master.

 

 

  

THE WARRIOR X

 

Taiso Yoshitoshi

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