Tachibana Morikuni 橘守国 (1679-1748) Ehon kojidan Periode: 1714 (Shotoku 4) Aantal bladzijden: 52 -tekst 22 pp. illustraties 30 pp. Los deel uit 8-delige serie. Conditie: Matig. Omslag versleten. Bindwerk goed, Papier vertoont vlekken en wormgaatjes. Het boek is geheel gefotografeerd. Het contrast op de foto's is wat scherp, de werkelijke druk is zachter van toon. 'the story of Kume Sennin, a 'man of the mountains', an immortal sage. Kume Sennin lived an ascetic life in the mountains and had developed the ability to feed on air and to fly through it. One day when floating through the air he saw a young woman washing her clothes in the river and in the process revealing her bare legs. Mesmerised by the sight of her, his lustful thoughts destroyed the power that kept him aloft. It is as a result of this desire (which clouds his otherwise pure thoughts) that he falls from grace and loses his supernatural powers.' Zie Waseda University: https://www.wul.waseda.ac.jp/kotenseki/html/bunko06/bunko06_00025/index.html Verzending geregistreerd en verzekerd.