"Japanese Print By Matsuno Sofu And Hideyo: Kiku Jido"
From the set: Jūnikagetsu nōga suri" (Twelve Months of Noh Theatre)1975
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He was one of Emperor Mu's favorite subjects, until he fell out of favor at the As a result of 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 these leaves in the stream in the valley, the water turned into an elixir of immortality.
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