A Lute
- woodblock print on paper
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5 x 6.9 in
(12.7 x 17.53 cm)
- Kubo Shumman
The lute and chanter’s text shown in this print reference the type of lute and style of narration that one would use to tell and perform The Tale of the Heike. A poem above the lute mentions the year of the snake and the worship of the Buddhist goddess Benzaiten, whose shrine on Enoshima is associated with snakes. This print is from the series, Six Musical Instruments.
- Created: 1809, Year of the Snake
- Attribution: Frank Lloyd Wright Collection at Taliesin West
- Collections: Taliesin West Surimono Collection
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